| Liberties Lost: The Indigenous Caribbean and Slave Systems Contributor(s): Beckles, Hilary MCD (Author), Shepherd, Verene A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521435447 ISBN-13: 9780521435444 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $23.18 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 326.097 |
| Series: Caribbean |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.5" W x 10.7" (1.41 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by two of the Caribbean's leading historians, Liberties Lost is an essential book for students engaged in following courses on the history of the Caribbean. It will also be of interest to general readers seeking information on the history of the region. Starting with indigenous societies, Liberties Lost covers Europe's Caribbean project, European settlement and rivalry, the Transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans; sugar and slavery; African culture and community life; revolt and resistance and, finally, Caribbean emancipation. |