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The Caribbean: The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism (Latin American Histories Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Franklin W. Knight
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 514439
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0195054415
Dewey Decimal Number: 330.9729
EAN: 9780195054415
ASIN: 0195054415
Publication Date: October 4, 1990
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Offering a rare pan-Caribbean perspective on a region that has moved from the very center of the western world to its periphery, The Caribbean journeys through five centuries of economic and social development, emphasizing such topics as the slave-run plantation economy, the changes in political control over the centuries, the impact of the United States, and the effects of Castro's Cuban revolution on the area. The newly revised Second Edition clarifies the notions of "settler" and "exploitation" societies, makes more explicit the characteristics of state formation and the concept of fragmented nationalism, incorporates the results of recent scholarship, expands treatment of the modern period, updates the chronology of events, and adds a number of new tables. Integrating social analysis with political narrative, The Caribbean provides a unique perspective on the problems of nation-building in an area of dense populations, scarce resources, and an explosive political climate.
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Solid In-depth Study of Caribbean November 16, 2007
Daniel Greene (New York, NY United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Most are familiar with the Caribbean as a desired vacation destination. Others think of it as a place notoriously known for pirates and buccaneers. It's a diverse region comprising of Europeans, Indians, Africans, East-Indians, and Chinese, yet within the archipelago of islands, languages, and culture, it's a region unified with a common historical legacy. This is the thesis to Franklin Knight's book.
Studying Caribbean history offers tremendous insights into the ways of old world imperialisation. After all, this is where the new world experiment began and where the European powers acquired much of their wealth. Also, the end of global slavery began with dealing with the moral and economic questions of Caribbean slavery. Knight takes you on an explanatory journey on the history of the region, from Columbus, to the Native Indians, to European migration, to plantation structure, to the Haitian revolution, to eventually the emergence of Caribbean nation-states.
Knight is exceedingly thorough although his writing style can be a bit recondite so it takes a certain degree of concentration to trudge through his work. Also, Knight's narrative is from the `local perspective', where he doesn't treat the region's history as the act of a play, but as the play itself. He states this early and initially you applaud his commitment to keeping the Caribbean's story center-stage. The only problem with this is that the region was in fact an outpost of European metropolitan society so some events appear translucent without completely understanding what was unfolding behind the scenes on the continent.
This work is not an easy read but it's very well researched, meticulous and comprehensive.
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