{"product_id":"space-and-history-in-the-oruno-d-lara-9781558764019","title":"Space and History in the Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Christopher Columbus to the modern vacationer, outside observers have looked upon the Caribbean as a paradise on earth. Behind the images of sea, sun, sand, and sex, however, are the scars of a troubled history. Oruno Lara presents the story of territories and populations subdued over the past five centuries by a brutal system of social and economic exploitation--a painful heritage shared by generations of Caribbeans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoets and novelists from the Caribbean sometimes invoke the image of the \"Medusa of History,\" who freezes time and perpetuates the cycle of oppression. Slavery was eventually phased out, but it was replaced by indentured labor. The international drug trade brought a crime wave to the area not seen since the time of the pirates. Early forms of globalization resulted in monocultures of sugar and banana plantations; the modern version has seen the development of tourist ghettos, sweatshops, and \"brain drain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLara points out that the greater Caribbean was geographically, climatically, and strategically well situated for exploitation by commercial powers. He uses a geohistorical approach to describe its history and current situation, and is critical of traditional academic studies by other established scholars as well as by international organizations. This book is a refreshing, impassioned introduction, enhanced by the local knowledge of the author, a native of the region. It is a voyage through the history, archaeology, economy, culture, and multidimensional complexity of the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oruno D. Lara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558764011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558764019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Markus Wiener Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 85","brand":"Oruno D. Lara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942961086719,"sku":"9781558764019","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_77198c56-5428-4641-8665-911468bd83ae.jpg?v=1681495405","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/space-and-history-in-the-oruno-d-lara-9781558764019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}