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Island People
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Author : Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2016-11-22
Island People written by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-22 with Travel categories.
A masterwork of travel literature and of history: voyaging from Cuba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico to Trinidad, Haiti to Barbados, and islands in between, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of each society, its culture and politics, connecting this region’s common heritage to its fierce grip on the world’s imagination. From the moment Columbus gazed out from the Santa María's deck in 1492 at what he mistook for an island off Asia, the Caribbean has been subjected to the misunderstandings and fantasies of outsiders. Running roughshod over the place, they have viewed these islands and their inhabitants as exotic allure to be consumed or conquered. The Caribbean stood at the center of the transatlantic slave trade for more than three hundred years, with societies shaped by mass migrations and forced labor. But its people, scattered across a vast archipelago and separated by the languages of their colonizers, have nonetheless together helped make the modern world—its politics, religion, economics, music, and culture. Jelly-Schapiro gives a sweeping account of how these islands’ inhabitants have searched and fought for better lives. With wit and erudition, he chronicles this “place where globalization began,” and introduces us to its forty million people who continue to decisively shape our world.
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Author : Coleman Dowell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Island People written by Coleman Dowell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Gay men categories.
In this complex novel, a gay man who has fled the violence of the city for an island retreat spends his time keeping a journal and writing stories. He invents a female alter-ego who haunts him, as does the ghost of the murderer who occupied his house in the 19th-century; ultimately these hauntings are manifestations of his own psychic disintegration.
The Island People
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Author : Stanton A. Coblentz
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 2009-03-01
The Island People written by Stanton A. Coblentz and has been published by Wildside Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with Fiction categories.
Of all the islands in the western sea, Xandu, land of the clear sky and dark green forests, was the most beautiful. There lived young Klantor, who love Lampra and fought to save her from the island's war-mongering elders, and then to save them all from destruction in the explosions of the volcanic mountains.
Okinawa The History Of An Island People
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Author : George H. Kerr
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2011-10-11
Okinawa The History Of An Island People written by George H. Kerr and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-11 with History categories.
"The first full–length monograph on the history of the Ryukyu Islands in any Western language…a standard work."—Pacific Affairs Okinawa: The History of an Island People is the definitive book available in English on the history of Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands, and an influential scholarly work in the field of Japanese studies. The histories of Japan, Okinawa and the entire Pacific region are crucially intertwined; therefore the review of this fascinating chain of islands is crucial to understanding all of East Asia. Few people can point to Okinawa on a map, yet this tiny island sitting between China and Japan is a hub for international affairs. The island was, and continues to be, one of the most crucial Asian nerve centers in all U.S. strategic defense. Ninety percent of all U.S. military forces in Japan are located on Okinawa, and more than 500,000 military personnel and their families have lived there. In Okinawa: The History of an Island People, noted Eastern affairs specialist George Kerr recounts the fascinating history of the island and its environs, from 1314 A.D. to the late twentieth century. First published in 1958, this edition features an introduction and appendix by Okinawa history scholar Mitsugu Sakihara, making this the most comprehensive resource on the intriguing island of Okinawa.
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Author : Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2017-01-26
Island People written by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with History categories.
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Clustered together in azure-blue waters are a collection of little islands whose culture, history and people have touched every corner of the world. From the moment Columbus gazed out at what he mistook for India, and wrote in his journal of 'the most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen,' the Caribbean has been the subject of fantasies, myths and daydreams. It was claimed, and its societies were built to enrich old Europe, and much later its beaches were splashed across billboards advertising fizzy drinks, its towns and people pictured in holiday brochures. But these islands are so much more than gloss, white sand and palm trees, they form a region rich in colour, beauty and strength. Home of the Rastafarian faith, Che Guevara's stomping ground and birthplace of reggae, the Caribbean has produced some of the world's most famous artists, activists, writers, musicians and sportsmen - from Usain Bolt to Bob Marley and from Harry Belafonte to V. S. Naipaul. In the pages of Island People we hear the voices of the Caribbean people, explore their home and learn what it means to them, and to the world. In this fascinating and absorbing book, the product of almost a decade of travel and intense study, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro strips away the fantasy and myth to expose the real islands, and the real people, that make up the Caribbean.
Hawaiians An Island People
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Author : Helen Pratt
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2011-07-26
Hawaiians An Island People written by Helen Pratt and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-26 with History categories.
"The old life described in this book disappeared long ago, but something of its heritage has, in Hawaii, become the heritage of all who live there today." With these words from the introduction to The Hawaiians: An Island People, Helen Gay Pratt invites her readers to become acquainted with Hawaii's original inhabitants and their fascinating way of life. Beginning with a view of geographical setting and an account of arrival of the original Polynesian settlers, the author goes on to a more detailed study of life of the early Hawaiians: their occupations and crafts, their products, their homes, their customs, their sports and games, their poetry, and their legends. Not the least of the book's attractions is its intermingling of fact with examples of poetry and legend. "No one has ever known them," says the author. "No one has ever described the Hawaiian people themselves…The Hawaiian people did more than adapt themselves to a restricted natural environment. They knew and loved the beauty of their island home.”
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Author : Margaret E. Messenger
language : en
Publisher: Cape Sable Island [N.S.] : The Society
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Island People written by Margaret E. Messenger and has been published by Cape Sable Island [N.S.] : The Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Cape Sable Island (N.S.) categories.
Niue The Island And Its People
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: editorips@usp.ac.fj
Release Date : 1983
Niue The Island And Its People written by and has been published by editorips@usp.ac.fj this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Island People
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Author : Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-02
Island People written by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02 with categories.
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing AwardsIn this fascinating travelogue, the product of almost a decade of travel and intense study, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro strips away the fantasy and myth to expose the real islands, and the real people, that make up the Caribbean.
The Island People
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Author : Stanton Arthur Coblentz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Island People written by Stanton Arthur Coblentz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with categories.