The Black Carib Wars : freedom, survival, and the making of the Garifuna / Christopher Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Chris, 1961 September 18-

Series:

Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)

Caribbean studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Garifuna (Caribbean people)--Saint Vincent and the Grenadines--Saint Vincent--History--18th century.

Garifuna (Caribbean people).

Government, Resistance to--Saint Vincent and the Grenadines--Saint Vincent--History--18th century.

Government, Resistance to.

Garifuna (Caribbean people)--Wars--Saint Vincent and the Grenadines--Saint Vincent--History--18th century.

Saint Vincent--History--Carib War, 1795-1796.

Saint Vincent.

Saint Vincent--Race relations--History--18th century.

France--Colonies--America--History--18th century.

France.

Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Signal Books Ltd., 2012.

Summary:

The Garifuna people today live all along the Caribbean littoral of Central America, from Belize, through Guatemala and Honduras down to Nicaragua, and also in some of the biggest cities of the United States. For more than two hundred years they have preserved their unique culture and language--the direct descendant of that spoken in the islands at the time of Columbus. All of them, however, trace their origin back to the island of St. Vincent--Youroumaÿn in their own language--where shipwrec...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Dedication; Acknowledgements; The Black Carib Wars; Introduction; 1. Youroumaÿn; 2. Good Friends, Cruel Enemies; 3. Quel Roi?; 4. Allies of the French; 5. A Pity it Belongs to the Caribs; 6. The Cry of Liberty; 7. Calvary of the Caribs; 8. Aftermath; End Matter; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Further Reading and Bibliography; Also Available

Notes:

Description based upon online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 6, 2022)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-69275-9

1-908493-72-0

1-908493-73-9

9781908493736

OCLC:

815389927