War and Trade in the West Indies

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

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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

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
ISBN

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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
ISBN

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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

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

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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.