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Hilary McD. Beckles Libri

    Sir Hilary McDonald Beckles è uno storico barbadiano il cui lavoro si concentra sulla storia afro-caraibica. Esplora i profondi impatti economici e sociali del colonialismo e della tratta transatlantica degli schiavi. La sua carriera accademica è segnata da una rapida progressione e da ruoli di leadership significativi all'interno dell'University of the West Indies. Oltre alla sua ricerca storica, Beckles mantiene anche un vivo interesse per il cricket delle Indie Occidentali.

    Barbados: Cuffee's Kingdom
    Cricket without a Cause
    The First Black Slave Society

    • The First Black Slave Society

      Britain's "Barbarity Time" in Barbados, 1636-1876

      • 314pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      The book presents a profound examination of Barbados's history, focusing on the severe impact of British colonialism and the evolution of slavery. It highlights how the island became a focal point for the brutal trade in enslaved Africans, building on earlier practices established by the Portuguese and Spanish. Beckles sheds light on the systematic barbarism that characterized the colonial project, revealing the intensity and consequences of chattel slavery in Barbados during the seventeenth century.

      The First Black Slave Society

    • Barbados: Cuffee's Kingdom

      'Devil in the English' : Chattel slavery begins -- African objection and resistance -- First chattel slavery code: Act of 1661 -- King Cuffee's vision: first freedom plan, 1675 -- Children of the fire: second freedom plan, 1692.

      Barbados: Cuffee's Kingdom