02094nam a2200313Ia 4500 307604 20160527185614.0 120315s2011 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2010041963 9780521888547 (hardback) 9780521043489 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC pcc cc----- F1621 .H55 2011 972.9 H6389c 22 HIS041000 bisacsh Higman, B. W. 110771 Local A concise history of the Caribbean B. W. Higman. New York Cambridge University Press 2011. xii, 357 p. ill., maps 23 cm. Cambridge concise histories 68282 Local Includes bibliographical references and index. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Machine 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. HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General bisacsh. 235411 Local Caribbean Area History. 69309 Local Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/88547/cover/9780521888547.jpg 225847 225847 0 0 ddc 0 972_900000000000000_H6389C 0 evl 90412 10 10 1 2016-05-27 Amazon 17.57 492645 0 972.9 H6389c 80000002467614 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:307604 z:Presup. 2011-12 6