Frontiers, Plantations, and Walled Cities

Essays on Society, Culture, and Politics in the Hispanic Caribbean (1800-1945)
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-55876-512-2
Verlag: Markus Wiener Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Hispanic Caribbean was fundamentally a plantation economy dominated mainly by the world sugar market. The politics were shaped by revolutions, political coups, wars, and elections, resulting in an end of Spanish power, independent states, and the domination of the region by the United States. These developments led to changes in social values. The author follows these developments throughout the main Hispanic islands and provides a fascinating picture of a region in turmoil.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martinez-Fernandez, Luis

Über Autor(innen)

Luis Martinez-Fernandez is an associate professor with a joint appointment in the department of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean studies and the department of history at Rutgers University.