War and Trade in the West Indies
Title | War and Trade in the West Indies PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Pares |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 604 |
Release | 2012-10-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1136259058 |
First published in 1963. This volume is an historical look at the succession of war and trade of the West Indies from 1739 to 1763, combining law, politics, narrative and the structure of the society.
The British West Indies During the American Revolution
Title | The British West Indies During the American Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Selwyn H. H. Carrington |
Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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This study deals with the economic and political impact of the American War of Independence (1775-1783) on the development of the British West Indian colonies. On the basis of extensive archival material and statistical data, the author demonstrates that the American Revolution not only cut off the British West Indies from its main source of food and plantation supplies, but also sparked a continuous fall in the production of sugar and other staples, leading to the economic decline of the sugar colonies at the end of the eighteenth century.
Sugar and Slavery
Title | Sugar and Slavery PDF eBook |
Author | Richard B. Sheridan |
Publisher | Canoe Press (IL) |
Pages | 572 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789768125132 |
This book covers the changing preference of growing sugar rather than tobacco which had been the leading crop in the trans-Atlantic colonies. The Sugar Islands were Antigua, Barbados, St. Christopher, Dominica, and Cuba through Trinidad. Jamaica has been by far the major producer of sugar, but The Lesser Antilles had the advantage of a shorter sea trip to deliver produce and rum to the European Markets during the 18th and 19th Centuries.
The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800
Title | The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600–1800 PDF eBook |
Author | Pieter C. Emmer |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 481 |
Release | 2020-10-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108428371 |
This pioneering history of the Dutch Empire provides a new comprehensive overview of Dutch colonial expansion from a comparative and global perspective. It also offers a fascinating window into the early modern societies of Asia, Africa and the Americas through their interactions.
The Sugar Barons
Title | The Sugar Barons PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Parker |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
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.
Soldiers, Sugar, and Seapower
Title | Soldiers, Sugar, and Seapower PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Duffy |
Publisher | Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Pages | 462 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | History |
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Britain's war with Revolutionary France in the Caribbean was one of the most difficult and dangerous in British history. Why was this war so important to England? Casting new light on British military power and its connection with economic strength, this book reveals how the war in the West Indies changed the future of the Caribbean, altered European attitudes towards blacks, and enabled Britain to sustain its war effort in Europe.
World War II and the Caribbean
Title | World War II and the Caribbean PDF eBook |
Author | Karen E. Eccles |
Publisher | |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Caribbean Area |
ISBN | 9789766406240 |
World War II and the Caribbean focuses on one of the most exciting periods in the history of the region as the Caribbean territories faced incredible upheaval and opportunity during the war years. Local operations, cultural mores and the region's international image were forever changed by its pivotal role in the war effort. The chapters in this volume respond to the need for information and analysis on the wide-ranging impact of the war on territories in the region (English, French, Spanish and Dutch). The contributors cover topics such as the economic consequences of wartime activity (the food crisis and the decline of the agricultural sector), while highlighting the opportunities that arose for industry and enterprise in the Caribbean; the accommodations made by the European imperial nations and their attempts to tighten control over their Caribbean territories during the war; the intervention of the Americans in the region; the social impact of the war (the migration of German-speaking refugees and other groups) and the effects on Caribbean societies of this contact; and the impact of the war on public health and the broad spectrum experiences of women (as volunteers, nurses and sex-workers). This well-researched volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of military and conflict history, twentieth-century Caribbean history, and the general reader.