Liberties Lost: The Indigenous Caribbean and Slave Systems
| AUTHOR | Beckles, Hilary MCD; Shepherd, Verene A. |
| PUBLISHER | Cambridge University Press (11/18/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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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.
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ISBN-13:
9780521435444
ISBN-10:
0521435447
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
248
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
8.50 x 0.40 x 10.70 inches
Weight:
1.41 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Teaching - Subjects - Arts & Humanities
Education | Caribbean & West Indies - General
Grade Level:
9th Grade
- 11th Grade
Dewey Decimal:
326.097
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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.
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Author:
Beckles, Hilary MCD
Hilary McD. Beckles is Professor of Social and Economic History, Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies, Barbados. He has published extensively on Caribbean slavery, gender, history and sports, including Natural Rebels: A Social History of Enslaved Black Women in Barbados and Centering Woman: Gender Discourses in Caribbean Slave History. He has served as a consulting editor for several journals, including Journal of Caribbean History, William and Mary Quarterly and Wagadebei. His most recent publications, co-authored with Verene A. Shepherd, are Caribbean Indigenous Societies and Slave Systems, Trading Souls and Saving Souls.
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