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UNINA9910456905203321 |
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Titolo |
African Caribbeans [[electronic resource] ] : a reference guide / / edited by Alan West-Durán |
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Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-41730-4 |
9786612417306 |
0-313-03934-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Black people - French Guiana |
Black people - Suriname |
Black people - West Indies |
Electronic books. |
Caribbean Area |
French Guiana History |
Suriname History |
West Indies History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Caribbean Chronology; Introduction; 1. Anguilla; 2. The Bahamas; 3. Barbados; 4. The Cayman Islands; 5. Cuba; 6. The Dominican Republic; 7. French Guiana; 8. Haiti; 9. Jamaica; 10. Martinique; 11. The Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba), Aruba, and St. Maarten; 12. Puerto Rico; 13. Suriname; 14. Trinidad and Tobago; 15. The United States Virgin Islands; Appendix; Afro-Caribbean Glossary; Suggested Reading; Index; About the Editor and Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The African Diaspora left an indelible imprint on Caribbean countries and islands. This reference, the only broad historical and cultural survey of the black experience in the Caribbean, celebrates the Afro-Caribbean diversity of the countries it profiles. Each of the 15 chapters |
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introduces a country, island, or group of islands, providing an overview from the arrival of slaves to the current situation.||Topics include, history, economy, politics, social stratification, race relations, cultural highlights, religion, and notable figures. Readers will discover the broad range of languages, polit |
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