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Wednesday’s Book Review: “From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969″
From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969. By Eric Williams. New York: Vintage Books, 1970. I visited the Caribbean for the first time in the fall of 2011, and this sparked me to want to learn more … Continue reading
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Tagged 1492-1969, abolition of slavery, Capitalism and Slavery, Caribbean, climate, Cuba, dominant narratives, Eric Williams, Fidel Castro, From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, Haiti, industrial revolution, libya, politics, Puerto Rico, science, slavery, sugar plantations, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Trinidad and Tobago
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