History of Caribbean/Cent Amer

This course covers the history of the Caribbean and Central America from pre-colonial times to the present. It includes a survey of the impact of both extinct and enduring indigenous cultures, the rivalries among Spanish, Dutch, French, and British powers for control of the Caribbean, and the history of slavery, the plantation system, rebellions and revolutions against enslavement, colonialism, and modern imperialism. The course ends with the early 21st-century struggles for self-determinism among the nations of the region.