Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day
Gibson, Carrie2014
Book
In October 1492, an Italian-born, Spanish-funded navigator discovered a new world, thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean. In 'Empire's Crossroads', Carrie Gibson, unfolds the story of the Caribbean from Columbus's first landing on the island he named San Salvador to today's islands; largely independent, but often still in thrall to Europe and America's insatiable desire for tropical luxuries.
Main title:
Author:
Gibson, Carrie, author
Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2014.London : Macmillan, 2014.
Collation:
xxviii, 447 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780230766174 (hbk)
Dewey class:
972.9972.9 GIBR972.9GIB
Language:
English
BRN:
1556933