Hall,Kenneth O. (Editor) and Chuck-A-Sang,Myrtle (Editor)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
Bloomington, IN: Trafford Publishing
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Papers presented at a Conference on The Caribbean and the Commonwealth: Collective Responsibility for the 21st Century, hosted by the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, February 16-18, 2011., 560 p, Examining the challenges faced by the Region in moving the Integration process forward, a number of papers assess what needs to be done to avert the crisis which threatened the Caribbean as they advocate for a rethinking of the strategies currently employed by the Caribbean Community.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Caribbean Reasonings Conference (5th : 2006 : Mona, Jamaica)., 302 p, Richard Hart's quest for political autonomy, decolonization and regional unity has earned him a space in the annals of history as one of Jamaica s leading nationalist figures and as a vital contributor to the Caribbean integration movement. As a key proponent of social, political and economic transformations in the region, Hart fought arduously for trade unionism, political sovereignty and mass-based democratic political parties among other important issues which advanced the lives of Caribbean nationals.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
517 p., Focuses on the period after the Second World War, when a significant number of Caribbean countries gained their independence, and the character of the region's post-colonial politics had become clear. The survey of political thought in this collection is divided into four sections: theories of the post-colonial state, theorizing post-colonial citizenship, Caribbean regionalism and political culture.
Tempe: Center for Latin American Studies Arizona State University
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Papers presented at a conference, October 31, 1986, Arizona State University; sponsored by Center for Latin American Studies, Arizona Council for the Social Studies, Arizona Humanities Council., 133 p., Contents: Caribbean and Central American literature and art / Emil Volek -- Caribbean alternatives, Cuba and Puerto Rico / Juan M. Garcia Passalacqua -- The novel of the Cuban revolution, phase five, 1975-1986 / Seymor Menton -- The role of women in Cuba / K. Lynn Stoner -- Central American alternatives, Nicaragua and Costa Rica / Jennie K. Lincoln -- United States relations with Central America and the Caribbean / Thomas L. Karnes.
Williams,Eric Eustace (Author) and Cudjoe,Selwyn R. (Editor)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
Wellesley, MA: Calaloux Publications; Distributed by the University of Massachusetts Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
436 P., Collection of speeches and articles by the late Eric Williams, along with a few other contributions, reveals Williams to be a consummate scholar and politician as well as a charismatic leader who pursued politics of change in the Caribbean.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
207 p., Includes S. Reid's "An Introductory Approach to the Concentration of Power in the Jamaican Corporate Economy and Notes on its Origin." (chapter: pp. 15-44); D. Robotham's "Agrarian Relations in Jamaica." (chapter: pp. 45-57); and Ralph Gonsalves' "The Trade Union Movement in Jamaica: Its Growth and Resultant Problems." (chapter: pp. 89-105).
West,Michael O. (Editor), Martin,William G. (Editor), and Wilkins,Fanon Che (Editor)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
318 p., Focuses on three moments in global black history: the American and Haitian revolutions, the Garvey movement and the Communist International following World War I, and the Black Power movement of the late twentieth century.
Cobas,José A. (Editor), Duany,Jorge (Editor), and Feagin,Joe R. (Editor)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Boulder: Paradigm
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
254 p., Includes Jorge Duany's "Racializing ethnicity in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean : a comparison of Haitians in the Dominican Republic and Dominicans in Puerto Rico."
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title Details:
p. 916
Notes:
"These speeches reveal how the Caribbean leaders, prompted by the existing historical circumstances, pushed for integration and unity; how they were undeterred by the failure of the Federation; how they faced the challenges provided by the economic crisis of the 80s; how they responded with ideas and new institutions; and how they sought to ensure the Community's adequate preparation for the new millennium" (Book Renter).
