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Tennyson Joseph provides a comprehensive analysis of the relevance of C.L.R. James's political thought to twenty-first-century Caribbean politics. He clarifies, explains and justifies James's method,...

The Second Conference on Caribbean Culture, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, in January 2002, focused in large part on the work of Caribbean poet, historian, literary critic,...

This volume provides an important entr?e into the current thinking and rethinking on Caribbean heritage. Included are several topics that represent the rich plurality of the Caribbean experience,...

There has been an Irish presence within the Caribbean since at least the 1620s and yet the historical and cultural dimensions of this encounter remain relatively under-researched and are often...

The book contributes to international migration at a theoretical level, destroying the myth of migration being purely the result of poverty and over-population and rejecting explanations based on...

The contributors to Caribbean Realities and Endogenous Sustainability discuss alternative theoretical perspectives, sustainable growth-inducing economic policies, and special challenges in this era...

This volume re-examines the meaning of revolution as a useful concept in politics. It traces the history of the concept from its ancient beginnings, but especially in connection with the idea of...

Regional integration has emerged as perhaps the most controversial issue within the Caribbean. While some progress in implementing economic reforms, both at the national and regional level are...

Caribbean Wars Untold tells the story of the Caribbean during nearly five centuries of warfare; of how West Indians consistently rallied to Britain's side in its many years of peril, volunteered for...

Central Africa in the Caribbean is the product of more than three decades of research. Maureen Warner-Lewis's pioneering study analyses some of the main lineaments of the Central African cultural...

This is a collection of essays on the history of Christianity and the role of the Church in the processes of colonization and decolonization in the Caribbean. They look at the relationships that...

Citizenship Under Pressure: The 1970s in Jamaican Literature and Culture is the first book-length study of the interaction of culture, politics and society in Jamaica's formative postcolonial moment,...

This volume looks at the experience of colonial students in Britain and the reaction of British society to them. It explores the students' problems with the colonial officials, their social...

The social history of Belize is marked by conflict; between British settlers and the Maya; between masters and slaves; between capitalists and workers; and between the colonial administration and the...

Legal systems in the Caribbean still reflect those of the original European host countries, however, current commercial practice pays no respect to historic boundaries. Inevitably, disputes will...

Possibly no group is more conscious of the challenges created by the increasing integration of markets for capital, labour, products and information than small, developing economies. Policy makers...

Confronting Power, Theorizing Gender is an anthology of Caribbean feminist scholarship which has several unique features. It exposes gender relations as regimes of power and consolidates and advances...

Language and music are connected in manyways. As social and cultural practices, they have been intertwined inmultiple ways. Musical and linguistic practices are often intertwined toexpress distinct...

Highlights variations in representations of West Indian slavery by drawing on a range of testimonies, especially those of the enslaved themselves. This work focuses on representations based...

Characterized by fast-paced, highly danceable rhythms, Chutney is a fusion of traditional and contemporary Indian and Caribbean influences. With its roots in the Hindi folk songs performed at birth...

This work offers an intriguing and important analysis of the role played by three prestigious grammar schools - Combermere School, Harrison College and the Loge School- in establishing the cricket...

Author: Alan G. CobleyPublisher: University of the West Indies PressPublication Date: Sep 05, 2000Number of Pages: 148 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 9766210314ISBN-13: 9789766210311

Cultural DNA builds on developments within indigenous Caribbean feminisms and gender studies as well as feminist anthropological currents to explore the nature of the rural Afro-Jamaican gender...

The anglophone Caribbean has long been celebrated and known for its vibrant and innovative music. Reggae, dancehall, calypso, soca, gospel and ringbang have flourished within the Caribbean and have...

Obika Gray asserts that state power in Jamaica is predatory in its reach, incorporating contradictory social forces in an arrangement that is hierarchical, often brutal and ultimately debilitating to...

Based upon the records of the Barclays Bank (DCO), as well as Colonial Office records and other documentation, this history provides a detailed examination of the performance and strategies of the...

This succinct account the life of Nobel laureate Derek Walcott focuses on his development as poet, playwright and man of the theatre: director, producer, teacher. Friends and colleagues who figured...

In the wake of pervasive global challengesexacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean stands at a critical pointin its economic development. Development and Diplomacy: ResettingCaribbean...

Indo-Caribbean women writers are virtually invisible in the literary landscape because of cultural and social inhibitions and literary chauvinism.The book explores how cultural traditions and female...

The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage is the first attempt for over four hundred years to provide an authentic record of current English from the Caribbean archipelago, Guyana and Belize. Drawing...