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In this compelling history Carrie Gibson unfolds the complex story of the Caribbean from Columbus' first landing on the island he named San Salvador to today's islands - largely independent, but often still in thrall to Europe and America's insatiable desire for tropical luxuries. For Gibson, the heart of that story is 'the genius of adaptation' - to diaspora, disease, slavery, racism, earthquake, poverty and tourism - that enabled the West Indies to survive a clash of worlds.
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Vivid and thought-provoking (Spectator)
Carrie Gibson manages to weave 500 years of complex history into a brilliant narrative ... [A] strikingly assured debut. (Observer)
Carrie Gibson has written a compelling history of the Caribbean, rightly placing it at the heart of European imperialism. This is a gripping account by a gifted scholar and story-teller (Tristram Hunt)
A fine introduction to the history of a turbulent and fascinating region (The Times) --The Times
Carrie Gibson has written a judicious, readable and extremely well-informed account of a part of the world whose history is seldom acknowledged. Too many people know the Caribbean only as a tourist destination; she takes us, instead, into its fascinating, complex and often tragic past. No vacation there will ever feel quite the same again. (Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost) --Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost
Sharp, gripping ... packed with the stories of tyrants and insurgents, and images of violence and beauty ... A great read about some fantastically absorbing - and to many people, little-known - history ... An exceptionally impressive debut. (Alex von Tunzelman Literary Review) --Literary Review
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A brilliant new history of the Caribbean
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- PublisherPan
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1447217284
- ISBN 13 9781447217282
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages480
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