Caribbean category: 2932 books
The Indian Caribbean
Migration and Identity in the Diaspora
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Winner of the 2018 Gordon K. and Sybil Farrell Lewis Award for the best book in Caribbean studies from the Caribbean Studies Association
This book tells a distinct story of Indians in the Caribbean--one concentrated not only on archival records and institutions, but also on the voices of the...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
This collection of thirteen original essays by experts in the field of Caribbean studies clarifies the diverse elements that have shaped the modern Caribbean. Through an interdisciplinary examination of the complexities of race, politics, language, and environment that mark the region, the authors...
by Damien Rollins
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Most people think of sun, sand, and endless parties when they hear the word ‘Caribbean’. In some cases all of that’s true, which is why the Caribbean islands remain one of the premier destinations for sun worshippers and party goers worldwide. Here’s a not so hidden secret though: the history...
by Rupert Lewis (Editor)
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Richard Hart’s constant quest for political autonomy, decolonisation and regional unity has earned him a space in the annals of history as one of Jamaica’s leading nationalist figures and as a vital contributor to the Caribbean integration movement. As a key proponent of social, political and...
Caribbean Vacation Guides - ABC Islands
Travel Guide for Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçao - Dutch Caribbean ABC Islands (Lesser Antilles)
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Are you planning a dream vacation to Aruba, Bonaire, or Curacao? Aruba represents the ideal Caribbean vacation with its resorts, casinos, and restaurants. It also offers beautiful white beaches and craggy limestone landscapes. Bonaire, being less developed, offers an arid desert climate with a laid-back...
Resisting Paradise
Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Winner of the Caribbean Studies Association's 2016 Barbara T. Christian Award
Tourists flock to the Caribbean for its beaches and spread more than just blankets and dollars. Indeed tourism has overly affected the culture there. Resisting Paradise explores the import of both tourism and diaspora...
Island Lives
Historical Archaeologies of the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
This comprehensive study of the historical archaeology of the Caribbean provides sociopolitical context for the ongoing development of national identities.
Long before the founding of Jamestown in 1607, there were Spanish forts, bustling towns, sugar plantations, and sea trade flourishing in...
by Phillip Pablo
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Do you crave Caribbean meals and too lazy to cook? This recipes book contains 50 surprisingly simple Caribbean recipes you can prepare and cook on the same afternoon. In other words, it is so simple, even your lazy ass can cook! The recipes follow the most well known Caribbean recipes and they are...
Colin Palmer’s Trilogy on Imperialism in the Caribbean, Omnibus E-Book
Includes Freedom's Children, Cheddi Jagan and the Politics of Power, and Eric Williams and the Making of the Modern Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
This Omnibus E-Book brings together all three of Colin A. Palmer's books on the making of the modern Caribbean. Included are:
Freedom's Children: The 1938 Labor Rebellion and the Birth of Modern Jamaica
This is the first comprehensive history of Jamaica's watershed 1938 labor rebellion...
Caribbean Visionary
A. R. F. Webber and the Making of the Guyanese Nation
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Caribbean Visionary: A. R. F. Webber and the Making of the Guyanese Nation traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator, and novelist. Using Webber as a lens, the book outlines the Guyanese struggle for justice and equality in...
The Caribbean
A Brief History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
In this new edition of his crucial introduction to Caribbean history, Gad Heuman provides a comprehensive overview of the region's history, from its earliest inhabitants to contemporary political and cultural developments. Topics covered include:
- The Amerindians
- Sugary and Slavery
- Race,...
by George F. Warner
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Presenting a stunning array of beauty and biodiversity, the coral reefs of Florida and the Caribbean are part playground, part research lab for the thousands of tourists, divers, and marine scientists who visit them every year. Documenting the wide array of corals at home in the warm waters of the...
by Jacob Gelt Dekker
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2019
An unconventional and engaging take on Caribbean history
After a life-changing diagnosis, Dutch entrepreneur Jacob Gelt Dekker decides to take a step into the unknown. Setting sail from his home in Key West, he embarks on an odyssey around the Caribbean islands, navigating treacherous waters...
Ethnicity, Class, and Nationalism
Caribbean and Extra-Caribbean Dimensions
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Celebrants of an ever-emerging 'globalization' fly the banner of free trade, the mass marketization of once faltering economies, and rising economic and social standards for all. Many opponents to globalization rightfully point out that borders still exist largely for the purposes of keeping one 'commodity'...