| View Larger Image | The Indigenous People of the Caribbean (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen) | Paperbackby Samuel M. Wilson (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | University Press of Florida | | Edition: | 1stst Edition | | Page Count: | 266 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 10, 1999 | | Sales Rank: | 724,687th |
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Product Description
Bringing together 19 Caribbean specialists, this text examines the people of the Caribbean, their social organization, religion, language, lifeways, and contribution to the culture of their modern descendants - to provide a comprehensive reader on Caribbean archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnology. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 2 reviews)
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Very good book by B. Rodriguez  4 Stars
January 27, 2008
The book is a good description of the people that inhabited the islands when Columbus arrived. He does a great job describing the different peoples (Taino's, Caribes, etc.) and their differences in culture and language. As a Puerto Rican I found it informational on learning more of my non-European ancestry.
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A useful introduction by Daniel Albert (Marblehead, MA USA)  3 Stars
April 04, 2000
This collected volume is a useful introduction to the topic. I have used it to prepare lectures on the subject for college students in the context of a broad course on maritime peoples. It is not terribly in depth, however, and most readers will want to move on to heavier works like _The Lesser Antilles in the Age of European Expansion_.
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