Caribbean category: 2932 books

The Bahamas in the Caribbean was colonized by the British and discovered by Columbus. It is a world of ‘shallow seas’ and is a well known holiday destination. Placed between Haiti and Florida, the Bahamas is a delightful place of cays, beaches and stunning islands and is visited by Europeans and...

Cancun is the single most heavily-visited vacation destination in Mexico today. And with reason. Magnificent beaches of fine white sand, superb restaurants and lodgings, crafts-and- clothing-shops, history-and-nature-featuring theme parks, and nearby Mayan sites (especially Tulum and Chichen-Itza) of...

In this moving microhistory of nineteenth-century Haiti and Jamaica, Matthew J. Smith details the intimate connections that illuminate the conjoined histories of both places after slavery. The frequent movement of people between Haiti and Jamaica in the decades following emancipation in the British...

In Caribbean Tourism, Jean Holder tells the story of how, when, why and whence tourism was introduced into the region and why its journey has been a turbulent one. In spite of current challenges, the tourist industry is resilient and the Caribbean's best hope for continued development.

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the Caribbean paradise of  St Barts.  Long considered a playground of the rich and famous, St. Barts is known for its beautiful beaches, gourmet dining and high-end designer shopping. Frequent visitors and property owners ...

Here are details on the best places to stay in the Virgin Islands, 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 of the rich and famous,...

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 andeconomic...

This work is a collection of selected essays which illustrate the historical and continuing efforts in the various spheres of human endeavour in the Caribbean,including culture, education, language, social organization, gender and politics - notwithstanding the constraints placed on Caribbean people by the legacies of slavery and colonialism - to finish the business of emancipation.

Bahamas is a party to the North American continent, which is often described as the jewel of the Caribbean. They occupy an area of ​​13,940 square kilometres the islands are located in close proximity to the mainland by a strait separating the only Florida. Located 45 km away from the Turks &...

Provide students with a solid foundation in Caribbean history and encourage social studies skills, with an active approach to the study of social history for Lower Secondary. - Ensure full coverage with content spanning history from ancient civilisations to more recent 21st Century events. -...

Grenada experienced much turmoil in the 1970s and 1980s, culminating in an armed Marxist revolution, a bloody military coup, and finally in 1983 Operation Urgent Fury, a United States-led invasion. Wendy C. Grenade combines various perspectives to tell a Caribbean story about this revolution, weaving...

As the society, culture, and political realities of a region change, new exploration of the history and current facts are necessary.Caribbean Enigma explores each individual major island and country; how it developed under many and varied foreign influences; its' history, cultural and...

Bless Britain – A Caribbean Coup d’Etat, a true saga of centuries of neglect suffered by a unique set of Caribbean islanders, culminating in the eventual invasion of Anguilla - "the mouse that roared!" - by the British lion and told through poetic pieces from the unpublished 5-Act, 23-scene (modeled after Shakespeare's) play with colour commentary.

The Caribbean island of Jamaica offers visitors beautiful landscapes, tropical beaches, lots of sunshine and some of the world’s best rum. The main towns include Kingston, the capital city, Spanish Town, Mandeville, Portmore, Ocho Rios, Negril, Port Antonio and Montego Bay. Kingston Harbor is the...