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A masterwork of travel literature and of history: voyaging from Cuba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico to Trinidad, Haiti to Barbados, and islands in between, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of each society, its culture and politics, connecting this region's common heritage to its fierce grip on the world's imagination. From the moment Columbus gazed out from the Santa María's deck in 1492 at what he mistook for an island off Asia, the Caribbean has been subjected to the misunderstandings and fantasies of outsiders. Running roughshod over the place, they have viewed these islands and their inhabitants as exotic allure to be consumed or conquered. The Caribbean stood at the center of the transatlantic slave trade for more than three hundred years, with societies shaped by mass migrations and forced labor. But its people, scattered across a vast archipelago and separated by the languages of their colonizers, have nonetheless together helped make the modern world—its politics, religion, economics, music, and culture. Jelly-Schapiro gives a sweeping account of how these islands'inhabitants have searched and fought for better lives. With wit and erudition, he chronicles this “place where globalization began,” and introduces us to its forty million people who continue to decisively shape our world. Shortlisted For The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Clustered Together In Azure-blue Waters Are A Collection Of Little Islands Whose Culture, History And People Have Touched Every Corner Of The World. From The Moment Columbus Gazed Out At What He Mistook For India, And Wrote In His Journal Of 'the Most Beautiful Land That Human Eyes Have Ever Seen,' The Caribbean Has Been The Subject Of Fantasies, Myths And Daydreams. It Was Claimed, And Its Societies Were Built To Enrich Old Europe, And Much Later Its Beaches Were Splashed Across Billboards Advertising Fizzy Drinks, Its Towns And People Pictured In Holiday Brochures. But These Islands Are So Much More Than Gloss, White Sand And Palm Trees, They Form A Region Rich In Colour, Beauty And Strength. Home Of The Rastafarian Faith, Che Guevara's Stomping Ground And Birthplace Of Reggae, The Caribbean Has Produced Some Of The World's Most Famous Artists, Activists, Writers, Musicians And Sportsmen - From Usain Bolt To Bob Marley And From Harry Belafonte To V. S. Naipaul. In The Pages Of Island People We Hear The Voices Of The Caribbean People, Explore Their Home And Learn What It Means To Them, And To The World. In This Fascinating And Absorbing Book, The Product Of Almost A Decade Of Travel And Intense Study, Joshua Jelly-schapiro Strips Away The Fantasy And Myth To Expose The Real Islands, And The Real People, That Make Up The Caribbean. A masterwork of travel literature and of history: voyaging from Cuba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico to Trinidad, Haiti to Barbados, and islands in between, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of each society, its culture and politics, connecting this regions common heritage to its fierce grip on the worlds imagination. From the moment Columbus gazed out from the Santa Mara's deck in 1492 at what he mistook for an island off Asia, the Caribbean has been subjected to the misunderstandings and fantasies of outsiders. Running roughshod over the place, they have viewed these islands and their inhabitants as exotic allure to be consumed or conquered. The Caribbean stood at the center of the transatlantic slave trade for more than three hundred years, with societies shaped by mass migrations and forced labor. But its people, scattered across a vast archipelago and separated by the languages of their colonizers, have nonetheless together helped make the modern worldits politics, religion, economics, music, and culture. Jelly-Schapiro gives a sweeping account of how these islands inhabitants have searched and fought for better lives. With wit and erudition, he chronicles this place where globalization began, and introduces us to its forty million people who continue to decisively shape our world. "From the moment Columbus gazed out from the Santa Maria's deck in 1492 at what he mistook for an island off Asia, the Caribbean has been subjected to fantasies projected from without by the West, and viewed as a place to be consumed. It stood at the center of the transatlantic slave trade for more than 300 years. Its societies were shaped by mass migrations and forced labor from the 16th century onwards, imposed by European or latterly-American imperial masters. Scattered across a vast arc of islands and in some instances separated by the languages and cultures of their colonizers, the more than 40,000,000 Caribbean people today are countering their imperial history by shaping cultural conversation the world over: through literature, music, art, and religion in an era when cultures everywhere are contending with "rootlessness.""-- Provided by publisher An exploration of the Caribbean Islands, and the people who have, throughout history, made them their home, from expert in Caribbean history, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro