From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969The first of its kind, From Columbus to Castro is a definitive work about a profoundly important but neglected and misrepresented area of the world. Quite simply it's about millions of people scattered across an arc of islands -- Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Antigua, Martinique, Trinidad, among others -- separated by the languages and cultures of their colonizers, but joined together, nevertheless, by a common heritage. |
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Page 153
... amounted to 175 million livres- imports , 75 ; exports , 100. West Indian trade accounted for one- sixth of the whole , 30 millions ; their imports , of 20 millions , amounted to one - fifth of France's export trade ; their exports , 10 ...
... amounted to 175 million livres- imports , 75 ; exports , 100. West Indian trade accounted for one- sixth of the whole , 30 millions ; their imports , of 20 millions , amounted to one - fifth of France's export trade ; their exports , 10 ...
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... amounted to 126 million francs , at a rate which amounted to 430 francs per slave in Martinique , 470 in Guadeloupe , and 618 in French Guiana . Com- pensation in the Danish Virgin Islands amounted to 5,500,000 francs - about two ...
... amounted to 126 million francs , at a rate which amounted to 430 francs per slave in Martinique , 470 in Guadeloupe , and 618 in French Guiana . Com- pensation in the Danish Virgin Islands amounted to 5,500,000 francs - about two ...
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... amounted to £ 123,051 or $ 590,645 , In Trinidad , in 1911-1912 , savings of Indian immigrants totalled £ 81,403 ... amounting to £ 65,187 . There was considerable local opposition in the West Indies to the system of indentured labour ...
... amounted to £ 123,051 or $ 590,645 , In Trinidad , in 1911-1912 , savings of Indian immigrants totalled £ 81,403 ... amounting to £ 65,187 . There was considerable local opposition in the West Indies to the system of indentured labour ...
Contents
Introduction | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969 Eric Williams No preview available - 1983 |
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