History of the caribbean book moya pons pdf

This book intertwines the socioeconomics of the caribbean with atlantic history in a captivating narrative that will fascinate a general audience and provide new insights for specialists. Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world by frank moya pons. List of books and articles about caribbean history. He investigates indigenous commercial ventures and institutions, the rise of the plantation economy in the 16th century, and the impact of slavery. The caribbean people has been the best js history course in and for the caribbean for some time, as well as being an excellent read for the interested layman. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Moya pons stops his analysis at the great depression because he feels the economy and realities of the. Emmer the caribbean environment and early settlementdavid watts the initial linkage with america.

He is also the author of the history of the caribbean, and a major contributor to. A concise history of the caribbean presents a general history of the caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement about seven thousand years ago to the present. A general frameworkruggiero romano the establishment of primary centres and primary plantationsfrank moya pons. Plantations, trade and war in the atlantic world edition 1. This book intertwines the socioeconomics of the caribbean with. Consult any world atlas, turn its pages to find the caribbean and you will find at its center the island of hispaniola, the second largest in the west indies. A compelling narrative of the rich history of the caribbean. In this comprehensive volume, frank moya pons explores the history. The colonial spanish caribbean is also well represented in a multivolume collection of scholarly essays addressing the region from the prehispanic era to the 20th century general history of the caribbean, and in two textbooks of similar chronological and geographical scope knight 2012, moya pons 2007.

Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world paperback or softback moya pons, frank published by markus wiener publishers 8120 20. In this comprehensive volume, moya pons explores the history, context, and consequences of the major changes that marked the caribbean between columbus initial landing. Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world by moya pons, frank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From the arrival of the first europeans in the region until the 1930s, plantations brought unprecedented wealth to old world owners and led to bloody wars on both sides of the atlantic over control of the lucrative sugar market. A history of the west indies, containing the natural, civil, and ecclesiastical history of each island. The creation of a new caribbean society, 14921650horst pietschmann and pieter c. Cuban exiles and cuban americans in south florida, 19591994.

It includes a new chapter on caribbean culture and more detail on caribbean agriculture. However, moya pons does not examine either sugar or the caribbean from a narrowly economic point of view but rather treats them as. Sugar provides the thread that integrates the regions economic, social, and demographic history across space and over time. This comprehensive book covers over four hundred years of caribbean adventures and misadventures from columbus first trip to the region to the 1930s. But his new book is more than a simple translation of the old. An alternative title of this book might be a concise history of. Dominican history is complex and the dominican people are currently a mixture of the various people who populated the island in the past.

Im really enjoying this, and this surprises me, because its primarily an economic history of the region. Columbus travels bring him to a world no european had ever seen 15081550. The restover ten and a half millionwere taken to the caribbean and latin america. But his new book is more than a simple translation of the old classic. So small a segment of the earths surface is not easy to take seriously especially since it lies near the most powerful nation in world history, and has become a favorite place to loaf, bathe, drink and flirt, for americans and other foreigners.

The caribbean scene is completed with frank moya ponss primarily political account with some effective detail on economics of the dominican republic, david nichollss heavily cultural account of haitis anguished history, and robert andersons picture of a puerto rico with its contradiction of a classriven society moored to the. An alternative title of this book might be a concise. This new edition takes account of the developments since 1995, such as for example the increased presence of the lebanese. Request pdf on jan, 2010, dale tomich and others published history of the caribbean. Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world by moya pons, frank and a great selection of related books. A national history and in 2007 history of the caribbean. Part ii deals with the five countries of central america. Volume 2 of the general history of the caribbeancovers the evolution of caribbean societies between 1492 and 1650 through the. A national history updated and exp by frank moya pons isbn. A national history by frank moya pons by paperback the black jacobins. The basis of this book is the extermination of the arawak indians due to colonization and the bloody wars on both sides of the atlantic over control of. Moya pons, frank, 1944subjects dominican republic history emotional problems of teenagers problem youth united states.

The spanishspeaking caribbean in the nineteenth century. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the library of congress catalog. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of european colonization, the development of slavery and the slave trade, the extraordinary. The death of the goat by bernard diederich hardcover from vintageebury a division of random house group 1978 out of print try used books. Spain grew its territory into lands beyond its earliest claims in the caribbean 15221588. From the arrival of the first europeans in the region until the 1930s, plantationsbuilding their fortunes on sugar and to a lesser extent on cotton, indigo, tobacco, coffee, and bananasbrought unprecedented wealth to old world owners, effected a fundamental shift in the landscape. Frank moya pons, author, the former research director at cuny dominican studies institute, is the author of 20 books, including the the dominican republic. History of religions in the caribbean by dale bisnauth. In this comprehensive volume, moya pons explores the history, context, and consequences of the major changes that marked the caribbean between columbus initial landing and the great depression. In this comprehensive volume, frank moya pons explores the history, context, and consequences of the major changes that marked the caribbean between columbus initial landing and the great depression. Toussaint louverture and the san domingo revolution by c. The author of many books and articles, he is a recognized scholar both at home and abroad. This book intertwines the socioeconomics of the caribbean with atlantic history in a captivating narrative that will fascinate a general audience and provide new. Edited by manuel moreno fraginals, frank moya pons, and stanley l.

Nielsen book data summary this seventh volume of the cambridge history of latin america consists of the separate histories of mexico, central america, the caribbean, and panama. Independence in the spanish caribbean moya pons, ch. Currently it is the most populous island in the hemisphere and the holder of more than half of the population of all the antilles. University of the west indies mona, jamaica canoe pressuniversity of west indies press, 1996. Caribbean publishers, 1992 ocolc607809615 online version. Deeply steeped in the history of the caribbean, his love for the region is quite evident. Higman provides a comprehensive introduction in an accessible style. Plantations, commerce and war, 14921930 by frank moya pons isbn.

Frank moya pons is the bestknown contemporary dominican historian. The history of sugarcane has roots all over the world, but in our area it is connected to the caribbean. Moya pons argues that although the caribbean is quite diverse in terms of language and culture, and quite. Moya pons argues that although the caribbean is quite diverse in terms of language and culture, and quite fragmented in terms of geography, it is unified economically and socially by the centrality of sugar production, the sugar plantation, and african slavery. The spanish caribbean in the colonial period latin. The dominican republic, a national history, by dominicanprominent historian frank moya pons is the best history ofthe dominican republic available in english today. Rafael francisco frank moya pons is one of the leading contemporary historians of the dominican republic. He has published many important books in the history and cultural heritage of the country. This astonishing fact changes our entire picture of the history of slavery in the western hemisphere, and of its lasting cultural impact. Fraginals, manuel moreno, frank moya pons and stanley l. Every dominican should read this book and everyone who is interested in dominican and latin american history.

Leading contemporary historian of the dominican republic. Presented at the 24th annual conference of the association of caribbean historians, nassau, the bahamas by association of caribbean historians. Plantations, trade, and war in the atlantic world by frank moya pons find, read and cite all the. A history of the region and its peoples u of chicago press, 2011 660 pp.