Why Caribbean History Matters

Strange to think that anyone would think otherwise. Lillian Guerra writing in Perspectives of History:
Over the years, I have had dozens of conversations on the question of whether Caribbean history “really matters” and for whom it matters. I’ve heard the region’s history dismissed due to the relative size of Caribbean societies, historians’ supposedly excessive preoccupation with slavery, and a questioning of what lessons can be learned from such allegedly dysfunctional societies...[more]