A history of Barbados
Subtitle: from Amerindian settlement to Caribbean single market
By: Hilary McD. Beckles
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780521678490
Subjects: Barbados -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-310) and index
Table of contents: title: The first Barbadians, c.350-c.1627; title: English colonisation, 1627-1650; title: The 'sugar and slavery' model, 1644-1692; title: The Creole slave-based society and economy, 1688-1807; title: Abolition, rebellion and emancipation, 1807-1838; title: Freedom without liberties, 1838-1897; title: Right to full freedom, 1843-1876; title: Planter-merchant consolidation and workers' organisations, 1876-1937; title: From colony to nation state, 1937-1966; title: Current trends: from nation state to Caribbean single market and economy