Island People: The Caribbean and the World

Island People: The Caribbean and the World

A masterwork of travel literature and of history: voyaging from Cuba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico to Trinidad, Haiti to Barbados, and islands in between,Â Joshua Jelly-Schapiro offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of each society, its culture and politics, connecting this regionâ€™s common heritage to its fierce grip on the worldâ€™s imagination.
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From the moment Columbus gazed out from the Santa MarÃa's deck in 1492 at what he mistook for an island off Asia, the Caribbean has been subjected to the misunderstandings and fantasies of outsiders. Running roughshod over the place,Â they have viewed these islands and their inhabitants as exotic allure to be consumed or conquered. The Caribbean stood at the center of the transatlantic slave trade for more than three hundred years, with societies shaped by mass migrations and forced labor.Â But its people, scattered across a vast archipelago and separated by the languages of their colonizers, have nonetheless together helped make the modern worldâ€”its politics, religion, economics, music, and culture. Jelly-Schapiro gives a sweeping account of how these islandsâ€™ inhabitants have searched and fought for better lives. With wit and erudition, he chronicles this â€œplace where globalization began,â€ and introduces us to its forty million people who continue to decisively shape our world.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-11-22
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-11-22
Format	Kindle eBook

Island People: The Caribbean and the World

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