The Caribbean in the Wider World, 1492-1992: A Regional Geography - Couverture souple

Richardson, Bonham C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521359775 ISBN 13 : 9780521359771

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1992

Synopsis

The Caribbean in the Wider World, 1492-1992 On the eve of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus's epic voyage, this textbook survey explains how the region's present geography is intimately tied to the past, paying particular attention to the ways in which Caribbean peoples have reacted and adapted to external influences.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This major textbook survey, first published in 1992, explains how the Caribbean's present geography is intimately tied to the past. The Caribbean was Europe's first colony, its landscapes transformed to produce tropical staples and its decimated aboriginal populace replaced with African slaves. As European power has waned in the Caribbean, it has been replaced by the geopolitical domination of the United States. Professor Richardson examines this colonisation and recolonisation of the Caribbean during the past half millennium, portraying a region victimised by natural hazards, soil erosion, over population and gunboat diplomacy. Most importantly, he explains the ways in which Caribbean peoples have reacted and adapted to their external influences. No other single survey of the region provides equivalent breadth - ranging from aboriginal ecologies to today's narcotic traffic - or harnesses so effectively elements of the past to illuminate the present.

Revue de presse

' ... highly original synthesis and interpretation of regional history, regional social and economic trends, and, regional environmental issues. The book is stimulating, well-crafted and the author's style is lucid and refreshingly free from technical jargon and stodgy prose ... highly recommended.' Caribbean Review of Books

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0521359775
• ISBN 13: 9780521359771
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252