| The Caribbean Basin: An International History Contributor(s): Mount, Graeme (Author), Randall, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415089980 ISBN-13: 9780415089982 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: "The Caribbean Basin" provides a study of the entire Caribbean region, including Central America and the Caribbean coast of northern South America, as well as an analysis of the role of international intervention. This history of the modern Caribbean includes discussion of the complex interaction among major world powers in the area, from the British, Dutch, French and Spanish clashes through the Latin American wars of independence to the emergence of the United States as a colonial power in the late nineteenth century. This study integrates the recent political, economic and social history of the Caribbean Basin with its military and diplomatic past, charting this zone's emergence from colonialism during the course of the twentieth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 972.9 |
| LCCN: 97040734 |
| Series: New International History |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.32" W x 9.24" (0.99 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Caribbean Basin: An International History provides a study of the entire Caribbean region, including Central America and the Caribbean coast of northern South America. It also offers analysis of: * the role of international intervention * the complex interaction among major world powers in the area * conflicts over colonial possessions and trade routes * Soviet-American confrontation in the Cold War years. Integrating the recent political, social and economic history of the Caribbean with its miltary and diplomatic past, this book charts the region's emergence from colonialism during the course of the twentieth century. |
