Becoming Belize : a history of an outpost of empire searching for identity, 1528-1823 /

Becoming Belize : a history of an outpost of empire searching for identity, 1528-1823 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Campbell, Mavis Christine.
Imprint:	Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, c2011.
Description:	xxii, 425 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Miskito Indians -- History. Slavery -- Belize -- History. Colonization. Miskito Indians. Slavery. Belize -- History. Belize -- Colonization -- History. Belize. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8537769

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Varying Form of Title:	Belize
ISBN:	9789766402464 (pbk.) 9766402469 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-405) and index.
Summary:	Explores early Spanish attempts to colonize the area, positing an alliance between British logwood cutters and the Miskito Indians to counterbalance Spain's power. Looks at how social relations under forestry slavery resulted in less violence and outward resistance than was the case in British sugar colonies.

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Call Number:	F1447 .C36 2011
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