Download or read book Liberties Lost written by Hilary McD. Beckles and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two of the Caribbean's leading historians, Liberties Lost is an essential book for students engaged in following courses on the history of the Caribbean. It will also be of interest to general readers seeking information on the history of the region. Starting with indigenous societies, Liberties Lost covers Europe's Caribbean project, European settlement and rivalry, the Transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans; sugar and slavery; African culture and community life; revolt and resistance and, finally, Caribbean emancipation.