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...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Richardson, Bonham C., 1939-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004.
Sujets:
1800-1899
Geschichte 1885-1910
Fires > West Indies, British > History > 19th century.
Burning of land > West Indies, British > History > 19th century.
Arson > West Indies, British > History > 19th century.
Slave rebellions > West Indies, British > History > 19th century.
Plantation life > West Indies, British > History > 19th century.
Incendies > Antilles britanniques > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Écobuage > Antilles britanniques > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Crimes d'incendie > Antilles britanniques > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Révoltes d'esclaves > Antilles britanniques > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Vie dans les plantations > Antilles britanniques > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > General.
Arson
Burning of land
Fires
Historical geography
Plantation life
Race relations
Slave rebellions
Feuer
Vuur.
Branden.
Sociaal protest.
West Indies, British > History > 19th century.
West Indies, British > Race relations.
Antilles, Lesser > Historical geography.
Petites Antilles > Géographie historique.
Antilles britanniques > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Antilles britanniques > Relations raciales.
Lesser Antilles
West Indies > British West Indies
Kleine Antillen
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Hazards, history, and Caribbean fire
  • Fires in towns and cities
  • Forestry and bush fires
  • Sugarcane fires
  • Fire and water
  • Fires of protest
  • Epilogue.

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