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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... imports from Britain more than double . In these years one - twelfth of total British imports came from Jamaica , nearly one - fortieth of total British exports went to Jamaica . In 1773 one - ninth of total British imports came from ...
... imports from Britain more than double . In these years one - twelfth of total British imports came from Jamaica , nearly one - fortieth of total British exports went to Jamaica . In 1773 one - ninth of total British imports came from ...
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... imports , of 20 millions , amounted to one - fifth of France's export trade ; their exports , 10 millions , constituted one - eighth of France's import trade . In 1776 , though France had lost some of the smaller West Indian islands ...
... imports , of 20 millions , amounted to one - fifth of France's export trade ; their exports , 10 millions , constituted one - eighth of France's import trade . In 1776 , though France had lost some of the smaller West Indian islands ...
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... Imports of lumber , livestock , grain , flour , and bread were permitted in British ships ; exports of sugar , rum , molasses , coffee , cocoa , ginger and pimento were allowed on payment of duties . United States ships were entirely ...
... Imports of lumber , livestock , grain , flour , and bread were permitted in British ships ; exports of sugar , rum , molasses , coffee , cocoa , ginger and pimento were allowed on payment of duties . United States ships were entirely ...
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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