| General History of the Caribbean - UNESCO: Autochthonous Societies 2090 Edition Contributor(s): Sued-Badillo, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403975892 ISBN-13: 9781403975898 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $224.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 972.92 |
| Series: General History of the Caribbean |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.82 lbs) 476 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume 1 of the General History of the Caribbean relates to the history of the origins of the earliest Caribbean people, and analyses their various political, social, cultural and economic organizations over time. This volume investigates the movement of Paleoindians into the islands, and looks at the agricultural societies which developed. It then explores the indigenous societies at the time of the Spanish Conquest, the hierarchy of the chiefdoms, and the development of slavery. |
