Caribbean History and Culture, 1535-1920

Based on the Library Company's collection, all kinds of works are included: multi -volume history of the region, letters, diaries, process protocols, confessions, ship protocols, military reports, government documents. The main topics include Atlantic Studies, Diaspora Studies, Economic Studies, Medizing History, Ethnicity and Gender Studies, Latin America and Slavery. The geographical focus of these materials is on all islands of the Caribbean Sea. Also included are rare works that cover both Caribbean islands and neighboring areas such as Florida, Mexico and Brazil. In addition, due to the nature of Atlantic slave trade, some works also cover Africa, especially the West African coastal states, which played a key role in transporting the enslaved into the new world. The publication locations of these over 1,200 works are primarily England, France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States, although works are also published in the Caribbean itself and in other European countries. Most of the works are in English, about 250 in French and a small number in the other languages ​​of other colonial powers that controlled parts of the Caribbean.