Kristen Block: 1 book
Ordinary Lives in the Early Caribbean
Religion, Colonial Competition, and the Politics of Profit
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Kristen Block examines the entangled histories of Spain and England in the Caribbean during the long seventeenth century, focusing on colonialism’s two main goals: the search for profit and the call to Christian dominance.
Using the stories of ordinary people, Block illustrates how engaging...
