General History of the Caribbean - UNESCO: Autochthonous Societies

Volume 1 of the General History of the Caribbean relates to the history of the origins of the earliest Caribbean people, and analyses their various political, social, cultural and economic organizations over time. This volume investigates the movement of Paleoindians into the islands, and looks at the agricultural societies which developed. It then explores the indigenous societies at the time of the Spanish Conquest, the hierarchy of the chiefdoms, and the development of slavery.

Author: J. Sued-Badillo
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/01/2003
Pages: 476
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.82lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9781403975898

About the Author
Jalil Sued-Badillo isProfessor and Chairperson of the General Social Sciences Department (Interdisciplinary Studies) at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.