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Dual Legacies in the Contemporary Caribbean

Dual Legacies in the Contemporary Caribbean

Paul Sutton

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2024
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Historia
ISBN:
9781032444628
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Dual Legacies in the Contemporary Caribbean (1986) is a comparative and systematic study of the legacies bequeathed by British and French colonial rule in the Caribbean. These essays offer provocative insights and report intriguing parallels between the British and French experiences in the region.

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