Chronicle History of the West Indies

Chronicle History of the West Indies
Author: C.T. Southey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1527
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136990666

First Published in 1968. This is Volume I of three of the chronological history of the West Indies and is a register of events relating to the West Indies, arranged in the only manner suited to the subject, for the plan comprehends the whole of the Columbian islands, and as they belong to different European powers, and some even of those which are subject to the same crown, have little or no connexion with each other, there is no other natural or convenient order wherein their history can be composed, than that which a chronological series offers.

Natural History of the West Indies

Natural History of the West Indies
Author: Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés
Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1959
Genre: History
ISBN:

Volume 32 in the North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures series.

Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians

Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians
Author: Pierre Clastres
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1942130597

Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians is Pierre Clastres’s account of his 1963–64 encounter with this small Paraguayan tribe, a precise and detailed recording of the history, ritual, myths, and culture of this remarkably unique, and now vanished, people. “Determined not to let the slightest detail” escape him or to leave unanswered the many questions prompted by his personal experiences, Clastres follows the Guayaki in their everyday lives. Now available for the first time in a stunningly beautiful translation by Paul Auster, Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians radically alters not only the Western academic conventions in which other cultures are thought but also the discipline of political anthropology itself. Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians was awarded the Alta Prize in nonfiction by the American Literary Translators Association.

History of the Indies

History of the Indies
Author: Bartolomé de las Casas
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1971
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The Book of Salsa

The Book of Salsa
Author: César Miguel Rondón
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0807831298

Rondón tells the engaging story of salsa's roots in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, and of its emergence and development in the 1960s as a distinct musical movement in New York. Rondón presents salsa as a truly pan-Caribbean phenomenon, emerging in the migrations and interactions, the celebrations and conflicts that marked the region. Although salsa is rooted in urban culture, Rondón explains, it is also a commercial product produced and shaped by professional musicians, record producers, and the music industry. --from publisher description.

American West Chronicle

American West Chronicle
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781412719827

Showcases the discovery, settlement, and development of the western territory, from the Appalachians to the California coast. The book chronicles the full story, from 1800 to 1950. This exciting volume profiles the explorers, settlers, and fortune-seekersas well as Native Americansand how they shaped the West. More than 900 amazing images, hundreds in color, with rich, detailed captions. More than 90 sidebars on such wide-ranging topics as the Texas Revolution, the Oklahoma land rush, and the Dust Bowl. In addition, "eyewitness" sidebars offer vivid, first-hand accounts from those who lived through the West's most pivotal events. A 1,400-item timeline captures all significant moments and developments of the American West.

Igniting the Caribbean's Past

Igniting the Caribbean's Past
Author: Bonham C. Richardson
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780807855232

Unlike the earthquakes and hurricanes that have influenced Caribbean history, the region's fires have almost always been caused by humans. Geographer Bonham C. Richardson explores the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Les

The Sugar Barons

The Sugar Barons
Author: Matthew Parker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0802777988

Traces the rise and fall of Caribbean sugar dynasties, discussing the Britain's dependence on colony wealth, the role of slavery in sugar plantation culture, and the North American colonial opposition to sugar policy in London.

"If You Knew the Conditions"

Author: David H. DeJong
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780739124451

"After their sequestering on reservations across the West, American Indians suffered from appalling rates of disease and morbidity. While the United States Indian Service (Bureau of Indian Affairs) provided some services prior to 1908, it was not until then that the Indian Medical Service was established for the purpose of providing services to American Indians. Born in an era of assimilation and myths of vanishing Indians, the Indian Medical Service provided emergency and curative care with little forethought of preventive medicine. If You Knew the Conditions argues that the U.S. Congress provided little more than basic, curative treatment, and that this Congressional parsimony is reflected in the services (or lack thereof) provided by the Indian Medical Service." "David H. DeJong considers the mediocre results of the Indian Medical Service from a cultural perspective. He argues that, rather than considering a social conservation model of medicine, the Indian Service focused on curative medicine from a strictly Western perspective. This failure to appreciate the unique American Indian cultural norms and values associated with health and well-being led to a resistance from American Indians which seemingly justified parsimonious Congressional appropriations and initiated a cycle of benign neglect. If You Knew the Conditions examines the impact of the long-standing Congressional mandate of cultural assimilation, combined with the Congressional desire to abolish the Indian Service, on the degree and extent of disease in Indian Country."--BOOK JACKET.

Chronicle of the Indian Wars

Chronicle of the Indian Wars
Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN:

From the movie screen to the printed page, Native American culture and history have earned a significant place in the country's imagination. Now, in a fast-paced and authoritative narrative sure to become a standard reference in the field, historian Alan Axelrod looks back at 400 years of a violent and tragic struggle as the Indians fought to protect their lands from white colonizers. Photos, line drawings and maps.