ABSTRACT

More centrally focused on the Caribbean than any other survey of the region, Caribbean History examines a wide range of topics to give students a thorough understanding of the region's history. The text favors a traditional, largely chronological approach to the study of Caribbean history, however, because it is impossible to be entirely chronological in the complex agglomeration of often disparate historical experiences, some thematic chapters occupy the broadly chronological framework. The author creates a readable narrative for undergraduates that contains the most recent scholarship and pays particular attention to the U.S.-Caribbean connection to more fully relate to students.

chapter 1|9 pages

Original Peoples

chapter 2|23 pages

The Coming of Columbus

chapter 3|25 pages

The Northern European Challenge to Spain

chapter 4|35 pages

The Africans: Long Night of Enslavement

chapter 7|19 pages

The Big Fight Back: Suriname and Jamaica

chapter 10|16 pages

After Emancipation: Obstacles and Progress

chapter 15|36 pages

World War II to Century’s End

chapter 16|5 pages

Prognosis