From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969Dr. William's purpose, as he explains in his foreword, is twofold: to set the record straight by collating all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in realtion to the rest of the world, and to provide, through greater awareness of its heritage of exploitation and neglect, a sure foundation for the economic integration of the region to which, as a statesman, he is firmly committed. |
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... European power politics , the cockpit of Europe , the arena of Europe's wars hot and cold . This imperialist rivalry was anticipated even before the voyage of Columbus . A resident of Portugal , Columbus first sought Portuguese ...
... European power politics , the cockpit of Europe , the arena of Europe's wars hot and cold . This imperialist rivalry was anticipated even before the voyage of Columbus . A resident of Portugal , Columbus first sought Portuguese ...
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... Europe . Spain's armies and Spanish hegemony in Europe were financed by Spain's mines and trade in the Caribbean and America . It be- came , therefore , a matter of vital policy for the Protestant powers to sap Spanish strength and ...
... Europe . Spain's armies and Spanish hegemony in Europe were financed by Spain's mines and trade in the Caribbean and America . It be- came , therefore , a matter of vital policy for the Protestant powers to sap Spanish strength and ...
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... Europe should contribute towards supply- ing ... that vast empire with their manufactures and merchandises . ' Thus ... Europe in the eighteenth . Had the Ambassador remonstrated , he would have objected to the ' all Europe ' . There was ...
... Europe should contribute towards supply- ing ... that vast empire with their manufactures and merchandises . ' Thus ... Europe in the eighteenth . Had the Ambassador remonstrated , he would have objected to the ' all Europe ' . There was ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
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