Becoming Belize
Author | : Mavis Christine Campbell |
Publisher | : University of West Indies Press |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 9766402469 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789766402464 |
Rating | : 4/5 (464 Downloads) |
Download or read book Becoming Belize written by Mavis Christine Campbell and published by University of West Indies Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.