Freedom Roots : Histories from the Caribbean /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dubois, Laurent, 1971- (Author), Turits, Richard Lee (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
Caribbean Area.
Caraïbes (Region) > Politique et gouvernement.
Caraïbes (Region) > Conditions sociales.
Caraïbes (Region) > Relations exterieures.
Caraïbes (Region) > Histoire.
Caribbean Area > Politics and government.
Caribbean Area > Social conditions.
Caribbean Area > Foreign relations.
Caribbean Area > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Caribbean pasts
  • The indigenous Caribbean
  • The worlds of the plantations
  • Emancipation and the rooting of freedom
  • Occupation : U.S. empire and the independent Caribbean
  • Insurrection : 1950s Cuba
  • Revolution and intervention : Cuba and the Dominican Republic
  • Reform : Jamaica, Grenada, and Haiti
  • Epilogue : Caribbean futures.

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