Introduction -- Hazards, history, and Caribbean fire -- Fires in towns and cities -- Forestry and bush fires -- Sugarcane fires -- Fire and water -- Fires of protest -- Epilogue
Summary
Exploring the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, this title focuses on the late 19th century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region. It shows how fire-lit social upheavals served as forerunners of political independence movements
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index