The Modern Caribbean

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Knight,Franklin W. (Editor) and Palmer,Colin A. (Editor)
    Format:
    Book, Edited
    Publication Date:
    1989
    WorldCat URL:
    http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0807842400
    Published:
    Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title Details:
    p. 1 microfiche
    ISBN:
    0807818259 (alk. paper); 0807842400 (pbk.)
    Subject Term:
    Blacks, Race relations, Latin America, Political participation, and Cuba
    Notes:
    This collection of thirteen original essays by experts in the field of Caribbean studies clarifies the diverse elements that have shaped the modern Caribbean. Through an interdisciplinary examination of the complexities of race, politics, language, and environment that mark the region, the authors offer readers a thorough understanding of the Caribbean's history and culture. The essays also comment thoughtfully on the problems that confront the Caribbean in today's world (Google); Brereton, Bridget. (chapter) "Society and Culture in the Caribbean: The British and French West Indies, 1970-1980." (p. 85-110) Palmer, Coin A. (chapter) "Identity, Race, and Black Power in Independent Jamaica." (p. 111-28)

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