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 60
... duties were paid ; for exemption for the products of Hispaniola from export duties in the island and import duties in Spain ; and for abolition of all duties on intercolonial trade . The voice of the colonial planters ran directly ...
... duties were paid ; for exemption for the products of Hispaniola from export duties in the island and import duties in Spain ; and for abolition of all duties on intercolonial trade . The voice of the colonial planters ran directly ...
Page 219
... Duties collected on foreign molasses rose from £ 79 in 1734 to £ 2,100 in 1764. Total duties collected in this period amounted to £ 13,702 . At the rate of 6d per gallon , the total importation was thus approximately 548,080 gallons ...
... Duties collected on foreign molasses rose from £ 79 in 1734 to £ 2,100 in 1764. Total duties collected in this period amounted to £ 13,702 . At the rate of 6d per gallon , the total importation was thus approximately 548,080 gallons ...
Page 472
... duties were high . In 1936 , whereas £ 507,000 came from import duties , only £ 76,000 came from income tax . And so with the franchise . All that the 1927 Commission could offer was steps to ensure the secrecy of the ballot and to ...
... duties were high . In 1936 , whereas £ 507,000 came from import duties , only £ 76,000 came from income tax . And so with the franchise . All that the 1927 Commission could offer was steps to ensure the secrecy of the ballot and to ...
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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