Igniting the Caribbean's Past: Fire in British West Indian HistoryUniv of North Carolina Press, 2004 - Всего страниц: 233 Unlike the earthquakes and hurricanes that have influenced Caribbean history, the region's fires have almost always been caused by humans. Geographer Bonham C. Richardson explores the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Les |
Содержание
Introduction | 1 |
Hazards History and Caribbean Fire | 14 |
Fires in Towns and Cities | 44 |
Forestry and Bush Fires | 73 |
Sugarcane Fires | 99 |
Fire and Water | 126 |
Fires of Protest | 160 |
Epilogue | 188 |
Notes | 197 |
Bibliography | 217 |
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