MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02029cam a22003134a 4500
001 2010041963
003 DLC
005 20110331082706.0
008 100929s2011 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010041963
020 $a9780521888547 (hardback)
020 $a9780521043489 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aF1621$b.H55 2011
082 00 $a972.9$222
084 $aHIS041000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aHigman, B. W.,$d1943-
245 12 $aA concise history of the Caribbean /$cB. W. Higman.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
300 $axii, 357 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
490 0 $aCambridge concise histories
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"A Concise History of the Caribbean presents a general history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement about seven thousand years ago to the present. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of European colonization, the development of slavery and the slave trade, the extraordinary profits earned by the plantation economy, the great revolution in Haiti, movements toward political independence, the Cuban Revolution, and the diaspora of Caribbean people. Written in a lively and accessible style yet current with the most recent research, the book provides a compelling narrative of Caribbean history essential for students and visitors"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: 1. A history of islands; 2. Ancient archipelago, 7200 BP-AD 1492; 3. Columbian cataclysm, 1492-1630; 4. Plantation peoples, 1630-1770; 5. Rebels and revolutionaries, 1770-1870; 6. Democrats and dictators, 1870-1945; 7. The Caribbean since 1945; 8. Canoe, caravel, container ship.
651 0 $aCaribbean Area$xHistory.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General$2bisacsh.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/88547/cover/9780521888547.jpg