General History of the Caribbean - UNESCO: Autochthonous Societies - Hardcover

Sued-Badillo, J.

 
9781403975898: General History of the Caribbean - UNESCO: Autochthonous Societies

Synopsis

Volume 1 of the General History of the Caribbean relates to the history of the origins of the earliest Caribbean people, and analyses their various political, social, cultural and economic organizations over time. This volume investigates the movement of Paleoindians into the islands, and looks at the agricultural societies which developed. It then explores the indigenous societies at the time of the Spanish Conquest, the hierarchy of the chiefdoms, and the development of slavery.

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About the Author

Jalil Sued-Badillo isProfessor and Chairperson of the General Social Sciences Department (Interdisciplinary Studies) at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.

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ISBN 10:  1349737658 ISBN 13:  9781349737659
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan, 2017
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