The Myth of Indigenous Caribbean Extinction: Continuity and Reclamation in Borikén (Puerto Rico)
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Author(s)T. Castanha
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN / ASIN1137340517
ISBN-139781137340511
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank3,500,048
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This book debunks one of the greatest myths ever told in Caribbean history: that the indigenous peoples who encountered a very lost Christopher Columbus are 'extinct.' Through the uncovering of recent ethnographical data, the author reveals extensive narratives of J baro Indian resistance and cultural continuity on the island of Borik n.