A Brief History of the Caribbean (Brief History)

Contents......Page 4
List of Illustrations......Page 6
List of Maps......Page 7
List of Tables......Page 8
Foreword......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
Ch 1: Pre-Columbian Inhabitants......Page 28
Ch 2: Two Worlds in Collision: The Spanish Conquest (1492-1552)......Page 38
Ch 3: European Challenges to Spanish Rule (1500-1850)......Page 58
Ch 4: Industry and Slavery (1500-1850)......Page 83
Ch 5: Revolutions in America, France, and Haiti (c. 1700-1850)......Page 102
Ch 6: Slave Rebellions, Antislavery Movements, and Wars of Independence (c. 1700-1850)......Page 121
Ch 7: Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Spanish-Cuban-American War (1850-1900)......Page 144
Ch 8: Cuba: Dictatorship and Revolution (1900-2007)......Page 164
Ch 9: Fragmentation and Occupation: Haiti and the Dominican Republic (1900-2000)......Page 191
Ch 10: Commonwealth, Federation, and Autonomy: Puerto Rico, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and the Dutch Caribbean (1900-2000)......Page 211
Ch 11: Jamaica, Trinidad, and Grenada: Uncertain Glory (1900-2000)......Page 226
Ch 12: The 21st Century: Immigration and Uncertainties......Page 244
Appendix 1: Tables......Page 269
Appendix 2: Basic Facts about the Caribbean......Page 281
Appendix 3: Chronology......Page 293
Appendix 4: Bibliography......Page 306
Appendix 5: Suggested Reading......Page 316
Index......Page 324