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The Caribbean is a region that has been at the heart of world history and global development for centuries. Despite its small geographic size, it is the lynchpin of the Atlantic economy. Further, through a series of migrations, Caribbean people are represented in most of the major cities of the West, and have impacted the histories of Britain, Canada, and the United States, as well as places throughout Europe and Latin America.

The Caribbean History Reader provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of Caribbean history from the pre-Columbian era to the present. It brings...

"Significantly advances the discussion about the connections among race, identity, military service, and armed struggle in Latin America during a crucial period of nation-building."--Hendrik Kraay, University of Calgary

"Sure to become a standard part of the historical literature on the 'national' period in Latin America, these essays give an excellent ground-level view of the process of state formation through war."--Miguel Angel Centeno, author of Blood and Debt

Military engagements in Latin America between 1850 and 1950 helped shape emerging nation states and...

"An excellent collection of studies connecting transnational migration to the construction of national identities. Highly recommended."--Luis Roniger, author of Transnational Politics in Central America

"The importance of this collection goes beyond the confines of one geographic...

This interdisciplinary book aims to address the historical questions of what roles have civilians played in warfare and how has civilian participation changed over time?

Scholars of warfare have been increasingly more mindful of the importance of studying civilians. Yet, while there has been a great deal of research into the impact of wars on civilians, the way in which civilians impact warfare itself has been less systematically examined. Notably, there has been little historical attention to the role of civilians in combat and the way in which civilian action shapes...