The apocalypse of settler colonialism : the roots of slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism in seventeenth-century North America and the Caribbean / by Gerald Horne.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-239) and index.
Contents
Beginning -- No providence for Africans and the indigenous -- The rise of the merchants and the beheading of a king -- Jamaica seized from Spain : slavery and the slave trade expand -- The Dutch ousted from the mainland : slavery and the slave trade expand -- More enslaved Africans arrive in the Caribbean, along with more revolts -- The spirit of 1676 : the identity politics of "whiteness" and prelude to colonial secession -- The "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 : not so glorious for Africans and the indigenous -- Apocalypse now.
Summary
"Account of the slave trade and its lasting effects on modern life, based on the history of the Eastern Seaboard of North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and what is now Great Britain"-- Provided by publisher.
