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A short history of the West Indies. [With plates, including maps, and a bibliography.]

In de kast van de Bibliothecaris aanwezig, is echter onvolledig.

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  • ""The third edition brings the account up to 1970, describing a decade of dramatic change, including the virtual end of British rule in the Caribbean; the independence of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago; Castor's consolidation of the Cuban revolution; the triumph of the pro-statehood party, the New Progressive Party, in Puerto Rico; the emergence of Black Poewer groups; and national efforts at regional co-operation."--Back cover."
  • "In de kast van de Bibliothecaris aanwezig, is echter onvolledig."@en
  • ""Most of the inhabitants of the West Indies migrated or were transported there from the Old World, and brought with them their own religious beliefs, languages and social customs. Their history is a rich and colorful one, but hitherto it has been chronicled chiefly as an appendix to other histories -- in terms of the strong political, economic and social ties of the West Indies with Europe, and in the light of influences exerted by the neighboring American mainland. This present work is especially valuable in that it provides an authoritative and illuminating introduction to West Indian history proper up to modern times -- a history which far from being any longer a minor theme in the story of other nations, is today recognized to be of great importance and worthy of detailed study in its own right. The book deals not only with the peoples, but with their physical surroundings also, including the wide variety of animals and plants. The illustrations consist of sixteen art plates. Since the first publication of A Short History of the West Indies, major political changes have taken place in the Caribbean area. The first edition was published in 1958. The second edition traced the story to the summer of 1962, the eve of the missile crisis. The third edition brings the account up to 1970, describing a decade of dramatic change, including the virtual end of British rule in the Caribbean ; the independence of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago ; Castro's consolidation of the Cuban revolution ; the triumph of the pro-statehood party, the New Progressive Party, in Puerto Rico ; the emergence of Black Power groups, and national efforts at regional co-operation."--Page 4 of cover."@en

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  • "Geschiedenis (vorm)"
  • "History"
  • "History"@en

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  • "A short history of the West Indies. [With plates, including maps, and a bibliography.]"@en
  • "A short story of the West Indies"@en
  • "A short History of The West Indies"
  • "Xi Yindu qun dao jian shi"
  • "A short history of The West Indies : London, Melbourne, Toronto: Macmillan"
  • "A Short History of The West Indies"@en
  • "A Short History of the West Indies"
  • "A Short History of the West Indies. [With plates and maps.]"
  • "A short history of the West Indies"
  • "A short history of the West Indies"@en
  • "A Short History of the West Indies. [With plates and maps.]"@en
  • "A Short history of the West Indies, by J. H. Parry and P. M. Sherlock"
  • "Historia de las Antillas"@es
  • "Historia de las Antillas"
  • "A short History of the West Indies"
  • "A shorth history of the West Indies"
  • "A Short history of the West Indies"
  • "A Short history of the West Indies"@en
  • "西印度群島簡史"
  • "西印度群岛简史"

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