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- catalog abstract ""John Gilmore investigates the sometimes contradictory and contrasting realities of the region, from the legacy of slavery and exploitation, through to reggae and Walcott, sugar and cricket, volcanoes and the environment, Creole literature and the Anglican faith, and much more in this engaging volume. Taking a historical perspective which seeks to account for the region's similarities as well as differences, Faces of the Caribbean is an excellent introduction for the general reader as well as for students of Caribbean studies, cultural studies, and the history of the Americas."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11128170.
- catalog coverage "Caribbean Area History.".
- catalog coverage "Caribbean Area Politics and government.".
- catalog coverage "Caribbean Area Social conditions.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""John Gilmore investigates the sometimes contradictory and contrasting realities of the region, from the legacy of slavery and exploitation, through to reggae and Walcott, sugar and cricket, volcanoes and the environment, Creole literature and the Anglican faith, and much more in this engaging volume. Taking a historical perspective which seeks to account for the region's similarities as well as differences, Faces of the Caribbean is an excellent introduction for the general reader as well as for students of Caribbean studies, cultural studies, and the history of the Americas."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-179) and index.".
- catalog description "Map -- Introduction -- 1. Imperial legacies -- 2. The riches of the earth -- 3. The tourist crop -- 4. Men in trade are making money there -- 5. Après Bondie, c'est la Ter -- 6. Cane is bitter -- 7. Freedom for whom? -- 8. Towards a Caribbean community -- 9. Ooman luck deh a dungle ... -- 10. Creolising the world? -- Further reading -- Index -- Table 1: Population by country (1999 estimate) -- Table 2: Tourist arrivals, 1987 and 1996 (millions) by country, and country of origin in 1997 -- Table 3: Top three exports of selected Caribbean countries and top three trading partners for each commodity (1997).".
- catalog extent "184 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Faces of the Caribbean.".
- catalog identifier "1583670289 (U.S.)".
- catalog identifier "189936532X (U.K.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Faces of the Caribbean.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Latin America Bureau ; New York, NY : Monthly Review Press,".
- catalog relation "Faces of the Caribbean.".
- catalog spatial "Caribbean Area History.".
- catalog spatial "Caribbean Area Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Caribbean Area Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "972.9 21".
- catalog subject "F2161 .G55 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Map -- Introduction -- 1. Imperial legacies -- 2. The riches of the earth -- 3. The tourist crop -- 4. Men in trade are making money there -- 5. Après Bondie, c'est la Ter -- 6. Cane is bitter -- 7. Freedom for whom? -- 8. Towards a Caribbean community -- 9. Ooman luck deh a dungle ... -- 10. Creolising the world? -- Further reading -- Index -- Table 1: Population by country (1999 estimate) -- Table 2: Tourist arrivals, 1987 and 1996 (millions) by country, and country of origin in 1997 -- Table 3: Top three exports of selected Caribbean countries and top three trading partners for each commodity (1997).".
- catalog title "Faces of the Caribbean / John Gilmore.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".