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Marine biodiversity --- Sponges --- Islands of the Atlantic.
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Concern and debate over the role of religion in the make up of the United Kingdom is a contemporaneously relevant as it was in the nineteenth century. God and Greater Britain is a survey of the contribution of religion to society, politics, culture and national self-understanding in Britain and Ireland at a pivotal period in their historical development. It derives from primary research as well as from an extensive synthesis of the secondary literature. John Wolffe's timely and stimulating appraisal of the centrality of religion is well illustrated with specific episodes and uniquely
British Isles --- Islands of the Atlantic --- Church history. --- Church history
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Madeira Islands --- Azores --- Islands of the Atlantic --- Madeira Islands --- Azores --- Islands of the Atlantic --- Madeira Islands --- Azores --- Islands of the Atlantic --- History --- Bibliography. --- History --- Bibliography. --- History --- Bibliography. --- Historiography. --- Historiography. --- Historiography. --- Archival resources. --- Archival resources. --- Archival resources.
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Spain --- Portugal --- Islands of the Atlantic --- Espagne --- Atlantique, Iles de l' --- History --- Histoire
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Thomas Southey (1777-1838) joined the navy at the age of twelve, saw action during the French Revolutionary Wars, and was first posted to the West Indies in early 1804. Promoted to captain in 1811 and later employed as a customs officer, he died on the voyage home from his last posting in Demerara. His only book, published in 1827, is dedicated to his older brother, Robert, a Romantic poet, who also wrote on historical subjects (his books on Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, and Brazil are also available in the Cambridge Library Collection). Thomas's three-volume work draws on extensive reading, with substantial passages quoted verbatim from his sources. He concludes that the history of the West Indies presents 'little more than a melancholy series of calamities and crimes', but commends the British government's efforts to put an end to slavery. Volume 3 covers the period from 1784 to 1816.
West Indies --- History --- Antilles --- Caribbean Islands --- Islands of the Caribbean --- Islands of the Atlantic
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Las ciudades del deseo explores the representations of gender, sexuality, and urban space in contemporary narratives from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. By examining a corpus of novels published since 2000, this book shows how the changes in urban landscape create a new image of the city that destroys traditional gender roles and produces different discourses on sexuality. At moments of crisis in political agendas that took place between 1990 and 2000, queer subjects became spokespeople outlining new national projects on each island, while claiming space in the national imaginary. The nation is no longer built on blood ties, patriarchal norms, or biological procreation, but rather starts incorporating previously excluded racial identities and sexual practices. By juxtaposing the narratives of the three countries and putting into dialogue the topics of nationality, sexuality, urban space, and sex tourism, Las ciudades del deseo breaks away from a tradition that tends to study them separately. The book contributes new perspectives on an emerging culture of resistance to heteronormative dynamics and power structures that is developing simultaneously in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. It sheds light on larger connections between literature and LGBTQ activism in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.Las ciudades del deseo explora las representaciones del género, la sexualidad y el espacio urbano en la narrativa contemporánea de Cuba, la República Dominicana y Puerto Rico. Aportando un análisis de varias novelas publicadas después de 2000, el libro muestra cómo los cambios del paisaje urbano crean una imagen nueva de la ciudad que destruye roles de género tradicionales y produce múltiples discursos de sexualidad. Durante la crisis de las agendas políticas que sucede en 1990–2000 los sujetos queer esbozan nuevos proyectos nacionales en cada isla. La familia como metáfora de la nación deja de basarse en los lazos de sangre, normas patriarcales y procreación biológica. En cambio, empieza a incorporar identidades raciales y prácticas sexuales. Yuxtaponiendo las narrativas de los tres países y poniendo en diálogos los temas de la nación, la sexualidad, el espacio urbano y el turismo sexual, Las ciudades del deseo rompe con una tradición que tiende a explorarlos por separado. El libro contribuye a una perspectiva nueva de la emergente cultura de resistencia contra las dinámicas heteronormativas y estructuras de poder que se está desarrollando simultáneamente en los tres países y establece conexiones extensas entre la literatura y el activismo LGBTQ en el Caribe hispano.
Literature: history & criticism --- West Indies. --- Antilles --- Caribbean Islands --- Islands of the Caribbean --- Islands of the Atlantic
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Islands of the Atlantic --- Description and travel. --- Africa --- Islands of the Indian Ocean --- Description and travel. --- Description and travel.
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Island people --- Island peoples --- Ethnology --- North Atlantic Region --- Islands of the Atlantic --- Atlantic Islands --- North Atlantic Area --- North Atlantic Ocean Region --- North Atlantic Rim --- Social life and customs.
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Caribbean Quarterly, published since 1949, is the flagship journal of culture of the University of the West Indies. The refereed journal concerns itself with Caribbean culture in all its ramifications. It is an outlet for the publication of results of research into, and considered views on, matters Caribbean. Normally an issue contains six to eight articles of original thought, which are of general interest and relevance to the Caribbean islands and the neighbouring mainland of Central and South America. The journal comprises scholarly articles, essays, criticism, creative writing, and book reviews. An overall picture of life in one of the most culturally diverse parts of the Western hemisphere emerges with information on its culture, ethnology, history, peoples, religion and creative arts. The journal appears in March, June, September and December.
Civilization. --- West Indies --- Antilles --- West Indies. --- Civilization --- Civilisation --- Barbarism --- Caribbean Islands --- Islands of the Caribbean --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Culture --- Caribbean Area --- Atlantic Ocean --- Islands of the Atlantic --- Indie Zachodnie (region) --- Història --- Carib (Regió) --- Història.
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Demography --- -Historical demography --- Social sciences --- Population --- Vital statistics --- West Indies --- Antilles --- Caribbean Islands --- Islands of the Caribbean --- Islands of the Atlantic --- Population. --- -West Indies --- Historical demography --- Aruba --- Teritorio Insular di Aruba
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