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A Concise History of the Caribbean

Authors

B. W. Higman
, Australian National University, Canberra
Published 2021

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A Concise History of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive interpretation of the history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement to the present. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of European colonisation, the development of slavery and the slave trade, the extraordinary profits earned by the plantation economy, the great revolution in Haiti, movements towards political independence, the Cuban Revolution, and the diaspora of Caribbean people. In this second edition, Higman covers the…

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Key features

  • One of the most comprehensive histories of the Caribbean now updated to cover developments up to 2020
  • Emphasis on climate change provides important information about earthquakes, hurricanes, resource ecologies, and the environmental characteristics of the Caribbean as an island-group
  • Enables readers to appreciate the role of insularity and exposure to natural hazards in the geopolitical and economic history of the region

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