Caribbean Contours

Book Overview

Stretching from the Bahamas in the north to the Guianas on the South American mainland, the societies of the Caribbean have been shaped over time be the contirbutions of many peoples--the region's originial Amerindian inhabitants; colonists from Spain, England, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark; men and women from hundreds of African societies who were imported as slaves; and the contract laborers who were later brought from Asia, Africa,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801832721
• ISBN13: 9780801832727
• Release Date: April 1985
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"