Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day /

Traces the story of the coveted area from the northern rim of South America up to Cuba, exploring its history from the arrival of Columbus through colonialism to the present, offering a panoramic view of this complex region.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gibson, Carrie, 1976- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Caribbean Area > History. Caribbean Area > Social conditions.

Table of Contents:

A passage to the Indies
Steeping stones to the New World
Pirates and Protestants
Sugar
The rise of slavery
A world at war
Haiti, or, The beginning of the end
Cuba and the contradictions of freedom
Banana wars and global battles
The road to independence
The Cold War in the tropics
Island life
Import/export
Invented paradise
Timeline : key events in the Caribbean
Gazetteer : The Caribbean (and surroundings).