Sea of storms : a history of hurricanes in the greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina /

Sea of storms : a history of hurricanes in the greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina /

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Author / Creator:	Schwartz, Stuart B., author.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	The Lawrence Stone Lectures Lawrence Stone lectures.
Subject:	Hurricanes -- Caribbean Area -- History. Hurricanes. Caribbean Area. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12407305

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ISBN:	9781400852086 1400852080 0691157561 9780691157566
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colonial rule. In this panoramic work of social history, the author examines how Caribbean societies have responded to the dangers of hurricanes, and how these destructive storms have influenced the region's history, from the rise of plantations, to slavery and its abolition, to migrations, racial conflict, and war. Taking readers from the voyages of Columbus to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, this book looks at the ethical, political, and economic challenges hurricanes posed to the Caribbean's indigenous populations and the different European peoples who ventured to the New World to exploit its riches.
Awards:	Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist, 2015.
Other form:	Print version: Schwartz, Stuart B. Sea of Storms : A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2015 9780691157566
Standard no.:	10.1515/9781400852086

Table of Contents:

Storms and Gods in a Spanish Sea
Melancholy Occasions : Hurricanes in a Colonial World
War, Reform, and Disaster
Calamity, Slavery, Community, and Revolution
Freedom, Sovereignty, and Disasters
Nature and Politics at the Century's Turn
Memories of Disaster in a Decade of Storms
Public Storms, Communal Action, and Private Grief
Ancient Storms in a New Century.