Wild Majesty: Encounters with Caribs from Columbus to the Present Day, An Anthology
"Through its imaginatively chosen and carefully documented selection of 36 writings, the anthology shows how the European perceptions of the Caribs shifted down the centuries."--The Guardian"A magnificent anthology with fine introductory and bibliographical materials, worthy of the proud Carib peoples who are viewed here through the lenses of European conquest and colonialism....It encourages exploration of the far more nuanced ethnic realities that must have obtained among the islanders who had the misfortune to witness the tall masts of Columbus' ships looming above the turquoise Caribbean."--Richard Price,Princeton University"This book deserves to win a place on the library shelves of institutions of higher learning, and all those associated with rescuing history from the fraudulent clutches of white charlatan historians."--Caribbean Times"Ideal for the undergraduate student of Native American culture. Hulme and Whitehead have made many texts available which would otherwise have been overlooked."--Dr. Morgan N. Lewis,Centenary College of Louisiana"This is a marvelous collection....An example of "multicultural" and Quincentennial history at its best...Oxford University Press is to be commended for its simultaneous publication of this handsome book in a paperback edition suitable for classroom use."--The Americaspresentation of the interplay between persistant Western