Caribbean & West Indies 38

Descubra os segredos ocultos da terra onde o ouro verde transformou o mundo! "Brazil, the Land of Rubber" é uma viagem fascinante ao coração da Amazônia, onde a borracha não é apenas uma mercadoria,……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos das ilhas que o tempo quase esqueceu! "Histórias das Ilhas: Reminiscências dos Açores e da Madeira" de Maximiliano de Azevedo é uma viagem literária que transporta o lei……続きを見る

‘In Caribe, Sakarah has lovingly created a book to cook from, to learn from, and to savour.’ - DR JESSICA B. HARRIS, historian and author of High on the Hog (now a Netflix docuseries) ‘A rich and tr……続きを見る

Hurricanes created unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These storms were entirely new to European settlers and quick……続きを見る

First published posthumously in 1986, ‘Message to the People’ captures the bold vision and enduring voice of Marcus Garvey, a pioneering leader of the Pan-African movement. Originally presented as p……続きを見る

The 1933 North Atlantic hurricane season is the most active season on record in terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy with a total of 259. It also set a record for the number of named tropical cyclone……続きを見る

Douze fascinantes histoires d’îles perdues, sur lesquelles vivent quelques centaines d’habitants. Ces mondes lilliputiens, loin d’être anecdotiques, sont des avatars du nôtre, accablé aujourd’hui pa……続きを見る

La biografía definitiva de Hernán Cortés, el héroe extremeño que conquistó México para España en 1519. Esta obra maestra de Onofre Peligro Valle revive la figura legendaria del capitán nacido en Med……続きを見る

« La Guadeloupe est à nous, la Guadeloupe n’est pas à eux, nous ne les laisserons pas faire ce qu’ils veulent dans notre pays. » Lors de la grève qui a paralysé la Guadeloupe début 2009, cet hymne f……続きを見る

Charles Winstone's letter book offers a rich first-hand account of Caribbean history during the American Revolution, the French invasion, and the occupation of Dominica. The American Revolution and ……続きを見る

La novela relata la expedición de Pánfilo de Narváez hacia La Florida y la increíble deriva vital de Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, quien parte como tesorero y alguacil mayor con aspiraciones de gloria……続きを見る

Esta obra relata la épica historia de la conquista del Perú por Francisco Pizarro, desde los humildes orígenes del conquistador hasta la captura del inca Atahualpa y el legendary tesoro que transfor……続きを見る

A richly detailed transoceanic history of the early French Empire, illuminating how it became bound by a common legal culture of raceーas well as how enslaved and free people critically shaped the d……続きを見る

Het is dat zijn vrouw het zo graag wilde, anders was hij tien jaar geleden echt niet naar Suriname gegaan. Wat had freelance journalist Diederik Samwel daar te zoeken? De stroperige hitte, de geniep……続きを見る

Dit twee eeuwen omspannende verhaal is Roline Redmonds indrukwekkende kroniek van haar eigen tot slaven gemaakte familie. Dat verhaal ontvouwt zich als een intercontinentale odyssee langs getuigen e……続きを見る

Een beschrijving van brughoofden en onoverbrugbare elementen tussen vroeger en nu, tussen Nederlanders en Antillianen. Herinneringen aan Curaçao in de periode 1950 - 1970. Episodes opgehaald tijdens……続きを見る

La colonisation française aux Amériques s’appuyait sur une doctrine coloniale selon laquelle le service de Dieu et la grandeur du royaume de France constituaient les deux objectifs principaux des en……続きを見る

Early English Meals and Manners, edited by Frederick J. Furnivall, is a comprehensive and fascinating exploration of the culinary and social customs of England from the twelfth to the fifteenth cent……続きを見る

Rules to be Observed by Masters and Pilots of Vessels, Arriving at the Port of Philadelphia: Established by the Health Law, and Regulations of the Board of Health is a historical guidebook first pub……続きを見る

The Workwoman’s Guide, first published in 1838, is a comprehensive manual designed to instruct women in the practical arts of household management, sewing, and garment construction. Compiled by a La……続きを見る

Blackbeard the Pirate is the definitive, meticulously researched account of Edward Teach, the man whose name has become synonymous with the Golden Age of Piracy. From his rise along the Caribbean an……続きを見る

The Haitian Revolution of 1789–1803 transformed the Caribbean's wealthiest colony into the first independent state in Latin America, encompassed the largest slave uprising in the Americas, and infli……続きを見る

“This book offers something that has been very much needed in Garvey scholarshipーan accessible reader of Amy Jacques Garvey’s editorials aimed both for the general reader and the college classroom.……続きを見る

Unveil the natural wonders and dramatic history of the Caribbean's third-largest island in Geographical and Geological Features of Jamaica. This comprehensive guide takes you on a journey through 12……続きを見る

African slavery was pervasive in Spain’s Atlantic empire yet remained in the margins of the imperial economy until the end of the eighteenth century when the plantation revolution in the Caribbean c……続きを見る

The era of piracy in the caribbean began in the 1500s and died out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of western europe and north america with colonies in the caribbean began combating pir……続きを見る

This study centers on the Dutch Republic, where Roman lawーapplied alongside contemporary legislationーwas used to regulate the lives of enslaved individuals across its territories, albeit in a high……続きを見る

The island of Jamaica is divided into 14 parishes, each with its own capital town. These parishes are further grouped into three historic counties. Cornwall, Middlesex and Surry. The island features……続きを見る

Uncover the hidden history and enduring myths of the jewel ofthe Caribbean. Dive deep into the Spiritual and legendary heart of Jamaica with this comprehensive guide to its most significant religiou……続きを見る

Muy pocas imágenes superan en la fantasía universal a la que se tiene del pirata: "corsario que roba por la mar", como lo precisa el antiguo diccionario de don Sebastián de Covarrubias. Pirata y mar……続きを見る