This masterwork of travel literature and history provides a kaleidoscopic portrait of the Caribbean and illuminates its fierce grip on the world's imagination. From the moment Columbus gazed out from the deck of the Santa María in 1492 at what he mistook for an island off Asia, the Caribbean has been subjected to the misunderstandings and fantasies of outsiders. Forged by more than three centuries of mass migration and slave labor, the region and its diverse peoples have helped shape the modern world—through politics, religion, economics, music, and culture. Joshua Jelly-Schapiro takes us from Cuba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico to Trinidad, Haiti to Barbados, chronicling with wit and keen insight this “place where globalization began."
Island People: The Caribbean and the World
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Author: Jelly-Schapiro, Joshua
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345804990
Details:
Author: Jelly-Schapiro, Joshua
Brand: Vintage
Color: Multicolor
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 512
Release Date: 28-11-2017
Part Number: 345804996
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780345804990
