Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A tan to the pages.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.
Publicado por Cornerstone, United Kingdom, London, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The contemporary image of the West Indies as paradise islands conceals a turbulent, dramatic and shocking history. For 200 years after 1650, the West Indies witnessed one of the greatest power struggles of the age, as Europeans made and lost immense fortunes growing and trading in sugar - a commodity so lucrative that it was known as white gold. This compelling book tells how the islands became by far most valuable and important colonies in the British Empire. How Barbados, scene of the sugar revolution that made the English a nation of voracious consumers, was transformed from a backward outpost into England's richest colony, powered by the human misery of tens of thousands of enslaved Africans. How this model of coercion and exploitation was exported around the region, producing huge wealth for a few, but creating a society poisoned by war, disease, cruelty and corruption. How Jamaican opulence reached its zenith, and its subsequent calamitous decline; and the growing revulsion against slavery that led to emancipation. At the heart of The Sugar Barons are the human stories of the families whose fortunes rose and fell with those of the West Indian empire: the family of James Drax, the first sugar baron, who introduced sugar cultivation to Barbados, as well as extensive slavery; the Codringtons, the most powerful family in the Leeward Islands, who struggled to fashion a workable society in the Caribbean but in the end succumbed to corruption and decadence; and the Beckfords, Jamaica's leading planters, who amassed the greatest sugar fortune of all, only to see it frittered away through the most extraordinary profligacy. The Sugar Barons reveals how the importance of the West Indies made a crucial contribution to the loss of the North American colonies, and explores the impact of the empire on Britain, where it still constitutes perhaps the darkest episode in our history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: very good. Very Good Copy. Fast Shipment.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: very good. Used.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, Reino Unido
Condición: Poor. Ex private library; endpapers scuffed/torn from sticker removal, some notes. No jacket; information clipped from jacket stapled to half title page. Half title page clipped along base edge. Text and images like new; appears unread.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Reino Unido
Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: NEW. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: new. New.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Campbell Bookstore, Austin, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: NEW.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Big Bill's Books, Wimberley, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: new. Brand New Copy.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: new. Buy for Great customer experience.
Publicado por Hutchinson, 2011
ISBN 10: 0091925835 ISBN 13: 9780091925833
Librería: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: new.