Caribbean category: 2932 books
by Herbert S. Klein, Ben Vinson, III
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2007
This is an original survey of the economic and social history of slavery of the Afro-American experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. The focus of the book is on the Portuguese, Spanish, and French-speaking regions of continental America and the Caribbean. It analyzes the latest research on...
The Jumbies' Playing Ground
Old World Influences on Afro-Creole Masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
During the masquerades common during carnival time, jumbies (ghosts or ancestral spirits) are set free to roam the streets of Caribbean nations, turning the world topsy-turvy. Modern carnivals, which evolved from earlier ritual celebrations featuring disguised performers, are important cultural and...
Black Labor, White Sugar
Caribbean Braceros and Their Struggle for Power in the Cuban Sugar Industry
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Early in the twentieth century, the Cuban sugarcane industry faced a labor crisis when Cuban and European workers balked at the inhumane conditions they endured in the cane fields. Rather than reforming their practices, sugar companies gained permission from the Cuban government to import thousands...
by Basil A. Reid
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
This volume provides an important entrée into the current thinking and rethinking on Caribbean heritage, inclusive of the several topics that represent the rich plurality of the Caribbean experience.
by Joyce Huber
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Based on the classic Best Dives of the Caribbean, this publication focuses on the Mexican Riviera Maya, Cozumel and Akumal alone. Includes the latest and best dive and snorkel sites, each rated for visual excellence and marine life. The author's knowledge of the sites is unparalleled. From sunken planes...
by Joyce Huber
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
. . . the bible of Caribbean dive-travel. . . I highly recommend it. Christopher Lofting, The Travel Show, WOR Network Radio. Its super! . . . a great reference and we love it. Dive Travel Magazine. . . . A terrific guide. John Clayton, The Travel Show, KABC Radio, Los Angeles. . . . a must have....
by Jim Nicol
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
Golf resorts--it's a specialized niche for a savvy group that knows what it wants. What they want is golf so the Nicols have devoted pages of attention to yardage and par green fees and special course features for hundreds of golf courses in the Caribbean from Bermuda and the Bahamas to Jamaica...
Havana & Varadero Travel Guide
Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Havana is the capital of Cuba and is one of the Caribbean’s largest and most exciting cities. The city is divided into the districts of Old Havana, Havana Central, Vedado and Miramar. Havana is a Caribbean centre for trade and commerce with Cuban cigars being its most famous export. More than a...
Vacation in St. Thomas… A Tropical Island In The U.S. Virgin Islands
A Complete Island Travel Guide For Tips On Places To Stay In St. Thomas, Restaurants In St. Thomas And All The Things To Do In St. Thomas To Help You Plan A Hassle-Free Caribbean Vacation In This Breathtaking Island Paradise
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
It is one island out of a group of islands in what is known as America’s very own Caribbean paradise.
St. Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands, despite having a very mountainous landscape, is internationally well-known as a water lover’s paradise. Everywhere is scenery of emerald hills and...
by KC Nash
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Up until a few years ago, St. Kitts and Nevis were the type of islands that tourists delighted in discovering. Seemingly untouched by modern times, they seemed like the old Caribbean small, intimate hotels, pristine beaches, uncluttered roads, with acres of cane fields and rainforests dominating the...
by Brooke Comer
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The best places to stay and eat in Jamaica are described here, with abundant pictures, often little-known except by celebrities and the wealthiest travelers. "This is more than just your run of the mill travel book--this is a guide to fantasy. Whether you want to share elbow room in the playgrounds...
by martha hampton
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
The City of Cartagena is as impressive today as it was when the Spanish Empire used it to funnel gold and emeralds from The New World. Its massive wall took 208 years to complete and is a reminder of when pirates and privateers prowled the Caribbean looking for gold-laden prizes. This vibrant and...
by Paul Crask
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
Bradt's Dominica is the only standalone guide available to this Caribbean nature island, a place of unbridled, off-the-beaten-path adventure and discovery. Author Paul Crask has lived on Dominica for over ten years and his guide, considered by many to be a traveller's bible to the island, is rich...
by Kenneth Coates
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful island of Guadeloupe.
Guadeloupe, sometimes known as the Butterfly Island, on account of the shape of two of its major islands, is a group of islands in the eastern Caribbean, and is a French overseas department....