Guiana and the shadows of empire : colonial and cultural negotiations at the edge of the world / Joshua R. Hyles.

Guiana and the shadows of empire : colonial and cultural negotiations at the edge of the world /

This text is the first in many years to address the histories and cultures of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana in a single regional volume, exploring their colorful pasts and explaining the vast cultural differences among the three. Students of Caribbean history, Latin American history, coloniali...

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Main Author: Hyles, Joshua R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
Subjects:
Imperialism.
Guiana > Colonization.
Guyana > History.
Suriname > History.
French Guiana > History.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This text is the first in many years to address the histories and cultures of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana in a single regional volume, exploring their colorful pasts and explaining the vast cultural differences among the three. Students of Caribbean history, Latin American history, colonialism and imperialism, and the history of slavery will find a collection of useful information on the region that has not been assembled to this degree in any other text currently available.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 185 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739187807
0739187805
1306206235
9781306206235
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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