Igniting the Caribbean's past : fire in British West Indian history /
Exploring the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, this title focuses on the late 19th century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region. It shows how fire-lit social upheavals served as forerunners of political indepen...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Exploring the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, this title focuses on the late 19th century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region. It shows how fire-lit social upheavals served as forerunners of political independence movements. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index. |
ISBN: | 0807864080 9780807864081 9780807828540 0807828548 9780807855232 0807855235 |