Historic architecture in the Caribbean Islands / Edward E. Crain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crain, Edward E., author.

Series:

Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series.

The Florida and the Caribbean Open Book Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--West Indies.

Architecture.

Historic buildings--West Indies.

Historic buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (462 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : LibraryPress@UF, 2017.

Summary:

The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida's long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both foreign and domestic. They examine topics critical to the area such as travel, migration, economic opportunity, and tourism. They look at the growth of Florida and the Caribbean and the attendant pressures on the environment, culture, urban development, and the movement of peoples, both forced and voluntary. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series gathers the rich data available in these architectural, archaeological, cultural, and historical works, as well as the travelogues and naturalists' sketches of the area in prior to the twentieth century, making it accessible for scholars and the general public alike. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, under the Humanities Open Books program.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Series Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. The Early Caribbean

The Pre-Columbian Caribbean

Early Spanish Exploration

The Caribbean Amerindians

2. Historical Background and Urbanization

The English Islands

Jamaica

St. Kitts (St. Christopher)

Antigua

St. Lucia

Barbados

Grenada

Trinidad

Bahamas

The Spanish Islands

Puerto Rico

Cuba

Dominican Republic

The French Islands

Haiti

Martinique

Guadeloupe

St. Martin/Sint Maarten

Other Islands

Curaçao

U.S. Virgin Islands

3. The Sugar Plantation

4. The Small Residence

General Influences

Slave Huts

Emancipation

St. Kitts

5. The Medium-Sized Residence

St. Martin

6. The Large Residence

7. Military Facilities

8. Public and Institutional Buildings

Martinique.

Sint Maarten

9. Religious Buildings

Sint Maarten

10. Miscellaneous Buildings

Schools

Theaters and Places of Entertainment

Tourism, Hotels, and Apartments

Banks and Commercial Buildings

Public Markets

Transportation Buildings

Potpourri

Glossary of Architectural Terms

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-SA

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed December 13, 2017).

ISBN:

9781947372238

1947372238

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-76.3.540