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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... metropolitan colonialism on the basis of black slavery . They would have to choose either to remain satellites of the metropolitan power or to seek colonial indepen- dence on the basis of political freedom . In the sixteenth century ...
... metropolitan colonialism on the basis of black slavery . They would have to choose either to remain satellites of the metropolitan power or to seek colonial indepen- dence on the basis of political freedom . In the sixteenth century ...
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... metropolitan country and the West Indian islands . The triangular trade provided a market in West Africa and the West Indies for metropolitan products , thereby increasing metro- politan exports and contributing to full employment at ...
... metropolitan country and the West Indian islands . The triangular trade provided a market in West Africa and the West Indies for metropolitan products , thereby increasing metro- politan exports and contributing to full employment at ...
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... metropolitan country concerned . As Storm Van's Gravesande wrote in his letter to the Dutch West India Company on May 24 , 1764 , ' this should be a hard and fast rule , as immutable as the laws of the Medes and Persians ' . There were ...
... metropolitan country concerned . As Storm Van's Gravesande wrote in his letter to the Dutch West India Company on May 24 , 1764 , ' this should be a hard and fast rule , as immutable as the laws of the Medes and Persians ' . There were ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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