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Freedom roots : histories from the Caribbean /

For centuries, the Caribbean has been centered in the crosscurrents of global transformations. From the emergence of racial slavery and plantation agriculture to foreign military occupation and radical interventions, the Atlantic world has been deeply shaped by European and U.S. imperialism. But the...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Dubois, Laurent, 1971- (Auteur), Turits, Richard Lee (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:For centuries, the Caribbean has been centered in the crosscurrents of global transformations. From the emergence of racial slavery and plantation agriculture to foreign military occupation and radical interventions, the Atlantic world has been deeply shaped by European and U.S. imperialism. But the Caribbean is also a place where people - through contestation, innovation, global migration, and some of history's most dramatic revolutions - have created alternatives to those imposed by their rulers. --
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469653624
1469653621