A Concise History of the Caribbean - 2nd Edition

A compelling account of Caribbean history from colonization to slavery and revolution, through the tumult of hurricanes and climate change.

List of contents

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, 1870-1940; 7.Decolonization and diasporas, 1940-2000; 8. A changing climate, 2000-2020.

About the author

B. W. Higman is Professor Emeritus at the Australian National University and Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, where he studied and taught for thirty years. His numerous books include Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica 1807-1834 (1977), which was awarded the Bancroft Prize.

Product details

• Authors: B. W. Higman, B. W. (Australian National University Higman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781108480987
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48098-7
• Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Slavery and abolition of slavery