The Dominica Story

Lennox Honychurch (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

328 Seiten

1995
Macmillan Education (Verlag)
978-0-333-62776-1 (ISBN)

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This text traces the origin and development of this island from its volcanic formation to 1994. The author interweaves the island's history with geography, ecology, folklore and social custom to inform the reader about both Dominica and Caribbean history as a whole.

An island of fire; the first settlers; the Kalinago - the island Carib; Columbus and Spain; land of two nations; France moves in; the British and Dominica; the plantation; the French return; the fighting Maroons; revolution and ransom; the last Maroon war; peace and freedom; the years of change; an unsettled society; new men, new energy; between two wars; the church; development and welfare; after God, the land; statehood; towards independence; a stormy path; inventing a nation.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.7.1995
Reihe/Serie	Caribbean Guide Books
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Bildbände ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-333-62776-8 / 0333627768
ISBN-13	978-0-333-62776-1 / 9780333627761
Zustand	Neuware