Immediately upon achieving independence, the former slaves of the French colony of Saint-Domingue universally and unconditionally abolished slavery, a goal long rooted in liberal spheres, but never be
At the end of the fifteenth century, the Spanish Inquisition forced many Jews to flee the country. The most adventurous among them took to the high seas as freewheeling outlaws. In ships bearing names
Zoé Valdés, La reconocida escritora cubana, traza una apasionada declaración contra el régimen comunista cubano . . . Un retrato de Fidel Castro contado desde su punto de vista d
Keegan and Carlson, combined, have spent over 45 years conducting archaeological research in the Caribbean, directing projects in Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Hai
“Fidel’s devotion to the word is almost magical.”—Gabriel Garcia MarquezThe most comprehensive selection of the most famous speeches of Fidel Castro is now available in the original Spanish language.A
Toussaint L’Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution in the late eighteenth century, in which slaves rebelled against their masters and established the first black republic. In this c
In response to the American administration's attempt to isolate Cuba, Fidel Castro delivered a series of speeches designed to radicalize Latin American society. As Latin America experiences more revo
The Cuban Revolution did not start with the entrance of guerrillas into Havana on January 1, 1959. As Castro himself made clear, that event culminated several years of armed insurrection against the B
A timely new publication assessing 50 years of the Cuban revolution. The Cuban revolution was one of the defining moments of the 20th century, its influence reaching far beyond the shores of the tin
In January 1959, as Fidel Castro entered Havana in triumph, Americans hailed the revolutionary as a hero. Then came Castro's increasingly anti-American talk, the rise in his regime of the openly Marx
Here, captured in one amazing book, is the drama, passion, intrigue, and opulence of a legendary city during its heyday-before the Castro dictatorship re-imagined the country and Americans were banne
Much of Jamaican prehistoric research—like that in the rest of the Caribbean basin—has been guided by at least a subconscious attempt to allow prehistoric native peoples to find their places within th
Where is the biggest radio telescope in the world? What kinds of fruit grow in Puerto Rico? Who is the most famous baseball player in Puerto Rico? Read this newly revised and updated book and find out
How emancipation transformed social and political relations in BarbadosWhen a small group of free men of color gathered in 1838 to celebrate the end of apprenticeship in Barbados, they spoke of emanci
Addressing the use of geoinformatics in Caribbean archaeology, this volume is based on case studies drawn from specific island territories, namely, Barbados, St. John, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Nevis, St.
From the author of Chasing Che, here is the remarkable tale of a group of boys at the heart of Cuba's political and social history. Chosen in the 1940s from among the most affluent and ambitious famil
"If you look at a map, you will see that the island chain known as the Caribbean, or, to confuse you, the West Indies, lies between Florida and South America and resembles a string of gems or possibl
Explores the application of a selected number of newly emerging methods and techniques.?During the past few decades, Caribbean scholars on both sides of the Atlantic have increasingly developed and
With this masterful work, Louis A. P?crez Jr. transforms the way we view Cuba and its relationship with the United States. On Becoming Cuban is a sweeping cultural history of the sustained encounter b
The only truly successful slave uprising in the Atlantic world, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to the first independent black republic of the modern era. Inspired by the revolution that had recentl
