Hilary McD. Beckles A History of Barbados (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: A History of BarbadosCondition: NewSubtitle: From Amerindian Settlement to Caribbean Single MarketEAN: 9780521678490ISBN: 9780521678490Publisher: Cambridge University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/16/2006Description: Highly acclaimed when it first appeared in 1990, this general history of Barbados traces the events and ideas that have shaped the collaborative experience of all the islands inhabitants. In this second edition, Hilary Beckles updates the text to reflect the considerable number of writings recently published on Barbados. He presents new insights and analyses key events in a lucid and provocative style which will appeal to all those who have an interest in the island's past and present. Using a vigorous approach, Hilary Beckles examines how the influences of the Amerindians, European colonisation, the sugar industry, the African slave trade, emancipation, the civil rights movement, independence in 1966 and nationalism have shaped contemporary Barbados.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 228mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 537gAuthor: Hilary McD. BecklesGenre: HistoryRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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