Tainos y Caribes: Las culturas aborigenes antillanas (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Robiou Lamarche PhD., Sebastian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1540806367 ISBN 13: 9781540806369

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Writen for both the general public and the specialist, Tainos and Caribs, Antillean aboriginal cultures summarize the Spanish and French historians' descriptions on the ancient inhabitants of the Antilles, as well as the latest historical, anthropological, linguistic, archaeological and even genetic research.

The goal is also to offer the reader a summary of the experiences lived by the Antillean aboriginal cultures before, during and after the European discovery. In other words, present concisely the origins, heyday, decline and legacy of the Tainos and Caribs.

The book is based on some 400 books and scholarly articles written from the fifteenth century until today, making the bibliography of great value for anyone wishing to know the original sources.

The book is in Spanish, originally published in 2003. It is required reading for scholars, teachers, students and the general public interested in the indigenous societies of the Caribbean.

About the Author:

The author has a M.A. and actually is completing a PHD in History of the Caribbean.

Review:

"Tainos and Caribes is a landmark in the indigenous Caribbean history." -- Dr. Francisco Moscoso, University of Puerto Rico

A brilliant investigation sustained on the archaeological and etnohistorical information. -- Dr. Lourdes Dominguez, Cuban Historian

This book is a significant contribution for the knowledge of the Antilles aboriginal cosmovision. -- Manuel A. Garcia-Arevalo, Dominican Academy of the History