Description |
1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Ch. I. Introduction. The Natural Setting; The Tainos; Neighboring Ethnic Groups; Conclusions -- Ch. II. The Ancestries of the Tainos. Cultural Ancestry; Linguistic Ancestry; Biological Ancestry; Conclusions -- Ch. III. The Peopling of the West Indies. The Casimiroid Peoples, 4000-400 B.C.; The Ortoiroid Peoples, 2000-400 B.C.; The Ortoiroid-Casimiroid Frontier, 1000-400 B.C.; Conclusions -- Ch. IV. The First Repeopling. The Saladoid Peoples, 2000 B.C.-600 A.D.; The Saladoid-Casimiroid Frontier, 200 B.C.-600 A.D.; The Western Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1500; Conclusions -- Ch. V. The Emergence of the Tainos. The Central Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1500; The Eastern Ostionoid Peoples, 600-1640; Beyond the Eastern Frontier, 600-1640; Conclusions -- Ch. VI. The Second Repeopling. The Voyages of Columbus, 1492-1504; Conquest, 1494-1797; Survival and Revival, 1524 On; Conclusions -- Epilogue: The Tainos' Role in the Columbian Exchange; Biological Traits; Cultural Traits; Linguistic Traits; Conclusions |
Summary |
Reconstructs the development of the Tainos before Columbus and how they declined after his arrival |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Columbus, Christopher.
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Columbus, Christopher fast |
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Colomb, Christophe, (1450? - 1506) ram |
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Taino Indians.
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Indians of the West Indies -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities
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Discoveries in geography -- Spanish
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Indians of the West Indies -- Antiquities
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Taino Indians
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Tainos.
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Ontdekkingsreizen.
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Cultuurcontact.
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Taïno (Indiens)
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Indiens -- Antilles -- Antiquités.
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Art taïno.
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Taïno (peuple) -- origines -- 1524.
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Taïno (peuple) -- Amérique -- conquête -- 1492 -- 1524.
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Occident -- Taïno (peuple) -- transmission culturelle.
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West Indies -- Antiquities
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004256
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America
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West Indies
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Amérique -- Découverte et exploration espagnoles.
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Antilles -- Antiquités.
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Taino.
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Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780300161830 |
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0300161832 |
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