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315 P., A historical and ethnographic case study of the politics of cultural struggle between two traditionally subordinate ancestral groups in Trinidad, those claiming African and Indian descent. Viranjini Munasinghe argues that East Indians in Trinidad seek to become a legitimate part of the nation by redefining what it means to be Trinidadian, not by changing what it means to be Indian.
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264 p, Contents: Charisma and populism : theoretical reflections on leadership and legitimacy / Anton L. Allahar -- Errol Barrow (1920-78) / Hilbourne A. Watson -- The limits of charisma : Grenada's Eric Gairy (1922-97) and Maurice Bishop (1944-83) / Pedro A. Noguera -- Linden Forbes Burnham (1923-85) / Linden Lewis -- Cheddi Jagan (1918-97) / Percy C. Hintzen -- A very public private man : Trinidad's Eric Eustace Williams (1911-83) / Patricia Mohammed -- Jamaica's Michael Manley (1924-97) / Brian Meeks -- Cuba's Fidel Castro / Nelson P. Valdés
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238 p., Study of the relations between Haiti and black America from the colonial period to the present, the author shows how historical ties between these two communities of the African diaspora have affected their respective histories, cultures and community lives. R
Reviews several books on Cuban history before 1959. American Sugar Kingdom: The Plantation Economy of the Spanish Caribbean 1898-1934, by César Ayala; Insurgent Cuba: Race, Nation, and Revolution, 1868-1898, by Ada Ferrer; Pleasure Island: Tourism and Temptation in Cuba, by Rosalie Schwartz.;
Rivera Ortiz,Angel Israel (Editor) and Ramos,Aarón Gamaliel (Editor)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
2001
Published:
Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers
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190 p, This group of essays addresses issues affecting the colonial territories of the Caribbean that have arisen from recent changes in their administration, international globalization, the end of the Cold War, urban economic success, and the consolidation of neoconservative ideology in Europe and North America that questions the terms of colonial arrangements. Individual papers discuss these issues in the French Antilles, Curacao, Aruba, and Puerto Rico, as well as the region as a whole.
A variety of approaches are discussed in this work, dealing with the economic problems, geopolítics, social conditions, and controversial themes affecting the region
