African Caribbeans A Reference Guide

Subjects:

• History » Latin American History
• Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology
• Sociology » Sociology (General)
• Multicultural Studies » Caribbean Studies

Reviews:

• This comprehensive view of the subject is the only one of its kind....Recommended for academic and public libraries.
  —Library Journal July 2003
• A basic introduction to the topic. Recommended. General and undergraduate collections.
  —Choice December 2003
• [P]rovides an excellent introduction to the diversity of languages, cutlures, and religions within the Caribbean....African Caribbeans is the only current single-volume survey of the black experience in the Caribbean....Students and researchers seeking historical and political information for Caribbeans or African descent will find this work to be a valuable resource. African Caribbeans is recommended for both public and academic libraries.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly Spring 2004
• [F]ew reference books have gathered historical and cultural information on this particular area. This new volume overviews the 13 islands and countries of the Caribbean whose culture has been formed by slavery, regardless of the current size of the black population.African Caribbeans is a recommended purchase for all academic and public libraries.
  —Multicultural Review December 2003

Table of Contents:

• Chronology
• Introduction
• Aguilla by Pedro L. V. Welch
• The Bahamas by D. Gail Saunders
• Barbados by Pedro L. V. Welch
• Cayman Islands by Pedro L. V. Welch
• Cuba by Tomás Fernández Robaina, translated and edited by Alan West-Durán
• Dominican Republic by Ramona Hernández and Nancy López
• French Guiana by Mickaëlla L. Pèrina
• Haiti by Anne M. François
• Jamaica by Alan West-Durán
• Martinique by Mickaëlla L. Pèrina
• The Netherland Antilles (Curacao, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba), Aruba, and St. Maarten by Alan West-Durán
• Puerto Rico by Alan West-Durán
• Suriname by Alan West-Durán
• Trinidad and Tobago by Alan West-Durán
• The U.S. Virgin Islands by Jessica Suárez
• Appendix
• Suggested Reading
• Glossary
• Index