General History of the Carribean UNESCO Vol.3: The Slave Societies of the Caribbean

by Franklin W. Knight

Book Overview

Volume 3 looks at various aspects of slave societies in the region from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Throughout the tortuous history of the Caribbean, nothing exceeded in fundamental importance the twin experiences of slavery and the plantation system, the defining episodes of Caribbean social reality. Topics addressed include: European 'settler colonies, ' the sugar revolutions, forms of resistance, the influence of creolization and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403975914
• ISBN13: 9781403975911
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 379 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"