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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... cent from 1915 to 1929 ; after 1929 payments were irregular . The Cuban Atlantic Sugar Company paid a dividend of 15 per cent in 1937 and 10 per cent in 1940. Vertientes - Camaguey Company paid 4 per cent in 1940 and 1941 ; the West ...
... cent from 1915 to 1929 ; after 1929 payments were irregular . The Cuban Atlantic Sugar Company paid a dividend of 15 per cent in 1937 and 10 per cent in 1940. Vertientes - Camaguey Company paid 4 per cent in 1940 and 1941 ; the West ...
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... cent of Cuba's exports in 1902 , only 10 per cent in 1939. For the whole period 1902–1939 the average proportion of tobacco in the total exports was less than 14 per cent . Under American rule after 1898 sugar regularly constituted more ...
... cent of Cuba's exports in 1902 , only 10 per cent in 1939. For the whole period 1902–1939 the average proportion of tobacco in the total exports was less than 14 per cent . Under American rule after 1898 sugar regularly constituted more ...
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... cent in 1938 and nearly 20 per cent in 1939 . Small as the sugar industry was in the British and French islands , it occupied an equally dominant position in the economy . In the British West Indies 33 per cent of the population of St ...
... cent in 1938 and nearly 20 per cent in 1939 . Small as the sugar industry was in the British and French islands , it occupied an equally dominant position in the economy . In the British West Indies 33 per cent of the population of St ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
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