Liberty and Equality in Caribbean Colombia, 1770-1835 (review)
This book, following on the author's well-received Our Rightful Share: The AfroCuban Struggle for Equality, 1886-1912 (1995), contains some of the best historical writing on colonial and early independence Caribbean Colombia yet produced. Helg employs a highly useful comparative framework, and the reader is frequently shown points of convergence and divergence between developments in the region and other parts of the Americas, most notably Venezuela, the dominant Andean region in Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti, among others. It is meticulously researched, and is sure to be widely read.