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020			_a9780521888547 (hardback)
020			_a9780521043489 (pbk.)
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050	0	0	_aF1621 _b.H55 2011
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100	1		_aHigman, B. W. _927685
245	1	2	_aA concise history of the Caribbean
260			_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press , _c2011 .
300			_a357 pages
490	0		_aCambridge concise histories
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: 1. A history of islands; 2. Ancient archipelago, 7200 BP-AD 1492; 3. Columbian cataclysm, 1492-1630; 4. Plantation peoples, 1630-1770; 5. Rebels and revolutionaries, 1770-1870; 6. Democrats and dictators, 1870-1945; 7. The Caribbean since 1945; 8. Canoe, caravel, container ship.
520			_a"A Concise History of the Caribbean presents a general history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement about seven thousand years ago to the present. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of European colonization, the development of slavery and the slave trade, the extraordinary profits earned by the plantation economy, the great revolution in Haiti, movements toward political independence, the Cuban Revolution, and the diaspora of Caribbean people. Written in a lively and accessible style yet current with the most recent research, the book provides a compelling narrative of Caribbean history essential for students and visitors"--
650		7	_aHISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies _927686
651		0	_aCaribbean Area _xHistory _927687
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/88547/cover/9780521888547.jpg
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955			_bxj10 2010-09-29 _cxj10 2010-09-29 ONIX to Hist. _axe10 2011-03-22 2 copies rec'd., to CIP ver.
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