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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... Political Factors The second set of factors in the abolition of the slave system which we are now to consider is the political . This can be treated under two heads - the metropolitan and the colonial . From the standpoint of ...
... Political Factors The second set of factors in the abolition of the slave system which we are now to consider is the political . This can be treated under two heads - the metropolitan and the colonial . From the standpoint of ...
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... political independence by the continental Latin American countries resulted , internally , in the freezing of already rigid social and economic relationships , and , externally , in very little economic independence because of external ...
... political independence by the continental Latin American countries resulted , internally , in the freezing of already rigid social and economic relationships , and , externally , in very little economic independence because of external ...
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... political Independence . For these countries can only participate meaningfully in the Commonwealth Caribbean integra- tion movement if they have the same political status which the four independent countries now have and which British ...
... political Independence . For these countries can only participate meaningfully in the Commonwealth Caribbean integra- tion movement if they have the same political status which the four independent countries now have and which British ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 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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