How a small archipelago shaped the wider world

Island People: The Caribbean and the World is written by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, a geographer and writer who teaches journalism at New York University and has contributed to publications including The New York Review of Books and The New Yorker.

The book journeys through islands such as Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Haiti and Barbados, tracing the Caribbean's story from Columbus's arrival through centuries of migration, colonisation and cultural exchange. Jelly-Schapiro argues that the region, often reduced to a holiday backdrop, has in fact profoundly shaped global politics, music, religion and economics.

Suited to readers who enjoy travel writing paired with serious historical and cultural analysis, and to anyone planning to explore the Caribbean beyond its resorts.

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