Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba

Synopsis

This Book Is The First English-language Comprehensive History Of Early Colonial Cuba Published In The Last 100 Years. It Is Divided Into Eight Chapters That Cover A Range Of Topics From The Island's Geological Formation Up To 1700: Geography, Indigenous Inhabitants, First Encounters Between Europeans And Amerindians, Otherwise Known As The Discovery Of The New World, The Conquest And Colonization Of Cuba, Demographic Realities Such As Race, Gender And Social Structure, And Cultural Developments Such As Transculturation, Piracy And Other Forms Of Aggression, And Slavery And Sugar Production. Geography And The Shaping Of Early Colonial Cuba -- Indigenous Inhabitants -- First Encounters, Inventing America, And The Columbian Exchange -- The Manufacturing Of Cuba: Conquests, Demographic Collapses, And Government Institutions -- The Emergence Of Creole Society -- The Cuban Ajiaco: Transculturation And Transgression -- The Cockpit Of Europe -- Deceivingly Sweet: Sugar, Slavery, And Resistance. Luis Martínez-fernández. Includes Brief Biographical Note About The Author. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.