Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. The creation of the Caribbean; 2. A colonised environment; 3. Plantations and their peoples to 1900; 4. The American century; 5. Economic dependency; 6. Human migrations; 7. Resistance and political independence; 8. Towards a geography of Caribbean nationhood; Bibliography.

Promotional Information

This major textbook survey, first published in 1992, explains how the Caribbean's present geography is intimately tied to the past.

Reviews

'A pleasure to read, Richardson's book is an important contibution to the geographical literature on the Caribbean, one which deserves to be read by all who have an interest in the region.' Caribbean Geography ' ... highly original synthesis and interpretation of regional history, regional social and economic trends, and, regional environmental issues. The book is stimulating, well-crafted and the author's style is lucid and refreshingly free from technical jargon and stodgy prose ... highly recommended.' Caribbean Review of Books