The Caribbean: The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism (Latin American Histories)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (794 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195381335 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Offering a rare pan-Caribbean perspective on a region that has moved from the very center of the western world to its periphery, The Caribbean: The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism journeys through five centuries of economic and social development, emphasizing such topics as the slave-run plantation economy, the changes in political control over the centuries, the impact of the United States, and the effects of Castro's Cuban revolution on the area. The book integrates social analysis with political narrative, providing a unique perspective on the problems of nation-building in an area of dense populations, scarce resources, and an explosive political climate.
"It was a good book if you are interested." according to Milton K.. It was detailed, and laid out well. It was an interesting read if you are interested, if not then you will be bored. Overall a pretty decent book.. Solid In-depth Study of Caribbean Daniel Greene Most are familiar with the Caribbean as a desired vacation destination. Others think of it as a place notoriously known for pirates and buccaneers. It's a diverse region comprising of Europeans, Indians, Africans, East-Indians, and Chinese, yet within the archipelago of islands, languages, and culture, it's a region unified with a common historical legacy. This is the thesis to Franklin Knight's book.Studying Caribbean history offers tremendous insights into the ways of old world imperialisation. After all, this is where the new world experiment began and where the European pow. Great window on a harsh but beautiful past Knight writes like a good sociologist. His focus is signal events and social change, always well explained, with quantitative measures of scope and impact. The book is island focused -- with little attention on the Caribbean's mainland enclaves of Belize, the Guyanas, or Suriname. But it gives a good foundation for understanding the diverging paths of numerous island states. It gives a feel for the impact of anti-plantation attitudes after the Haitian revolution, the repressive terror which that revolution unleashed in planters and colonial governors across the Caribbean, the r
Stulman Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. Franklin W. . Knight is the Leonard and Helen R
The tables and bibliography make it especially useful for beginning students."--Edward S. A comparison of these two editions proves that the author has his finger on the pulse of the burgeoning interdisciplinary literature that has appeared on the region since 1978.What sets this work apart from the handful of textbooks in print on the region is the author's commendable decision to write this history from a Caribbean perspective."--The History Teacher"By far the BEST textbook in the field; It is difficult to think of any weaknesses in this second edition."--P.D. "The most important and well-written history of the region."--Constance Sutton, New York University"An excellent historical essay on the Caribbean."--Marcial E. Baur,