Empire's Crossroads (Paperback)

2014 Macmillan trade paperback, British import. Carrie Gibson (Crossing the Bridge: The Missing Link in the Dialogue about Difference). Ever since Christopher Columbus stepped off the Santa Maria onto what is today San Salvador, in the Bahamas, and announced that he had arrived in the Orient, the Caribbean has been a stage for projected fantasies and competition between world powers. In Empire's Crossroads, British American historian Carrie Gibson traces the story of this coveted area from the northern rim of South America up to Cuba, and from discovery through colonialism to today, offering a vivid, panoramic view of this complex region and its rich, important history. - Goodreads