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 249
... give her a monopoly of sugar , indigo , cotton and coffee . This island , for ages , would give such aid and force to industry as would be most happily felt in every part of the empire . ' Chalmers recommended an offensive and defensive ...
... give her a monopoly of sugar , indigo , cotton and coffee . This island , for ages , would give such aid and force to industry as would be most happily felt in every part of the empire . ' Chalmers recommended an offensive and defensive ...
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... give up the trade with Brazil , ( for that is , I am afraid , the amount of giving up the import and re - export of her sugar and cotton ) , if Austria , Russia and Prussia will prohibit her produce . In fair reasoning , you have a ...
... give up the trade with Brazil , ( for that is , I am afraid , the amount of giving up the import and re - export of her sugar and cotton ) , if Austria , Russia and Prussia will prohibit her produce . In fair reasoning , you have a ...
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... Give the bright ones a chance to win as many scholarships as they can ; give the others three hours education a day ... but if you keep them longer you will never get them to work in the fields . If you want agricultural labourers and ...
... Give the bright ones a chance to win as many scholarships as they can ; give the others three hours education a day ... but if you keep them longer you will never get them to work in the fields . If you want agricultural labourers and ...
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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