Igniting the Caribbean's past : fire in British West Indian history / Bonham C. Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Bonham C., 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fires--West Indies, British--History--19th century.

Fires.

Arson--West Indies, British--History--19th century.

Arson.

Slave rebellions--West Indies, British--History--19th century.

Slave rebellions.

Plantation life--West Indies, British--History--19th century.

Plantation life.

West Indies, British--History--19th century.

West Indies, British.

West Indies, British--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, this title focuses on the late 19th century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region. It shows how fire-lit social upheavals served as forerunners of political independence movements.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Hazards, History, and Caribbean Fire; 3. Fires in Towns and Cities; 4. Forestry and Bush Fires; 5. Sugarcane Fires; 6. Fire and Water; 7. Fires of Protest; 8. Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-227) and index.

ISBN:

9798890878489

9780807864081

0807864080

OCLC:

70735882