Natural History of the West Indies
Natural History of the West Indies

Author: Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés

Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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Volume 32 in the North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures series.

Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage
Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage

Author: Richard Allsopp

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 782

ISBN-13: 9789766401450

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This remarkable new dictionary represents the first attempt in some four centuries to record the state of development of English as used across the entire Caribbean region.

New Caribbean Thought
New Caribbean Thought

Author: Brian Meeks

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9789766401030

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The dawn of the twenty-first century is an opportune time for the people of the Caribbean to take stock of the entire experience of the past forty years since the ending of direct colonialism. The authors believe it is now time to chart our future by carefully learning the lessons of the recent past. This interdisciplinary collection is the first to cross traditionally restrictive disciplinary barriers to address the tough questions that face the Caribbean today. What went wrong with the nationalist project? What, if any, are the realistic options for a more prosperous Caribbean? What are to be the roles of race, gender and class in a more global, less national world? Meeks and Lindahl include thought-provoking articles from twenty-one respected thinkers in diverse fields of study. The groundbreaking articles include critiques of existing bodies of thought, reformulations of general theoretical approaches, policy-oriented alternatives for future development, and more. This book is a must for statesmen, academics and students of political theory, social theory, Caribbean studies, comparative gender studies, post-colonial studies, Marxism and Caribbean history and anyone interested

West Indies Accounts
West Indies Accounts

Author: Richard B. Sheridan

Publisher: Barbados : The Press University of the West Indies

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9789766400224

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Collection of essays written by former students, colleagues, and friends to honor a preeminent economic historian of the Caribbean. Covering period 1650-1850, essays encompass a broad range of topics, with major focus on various aspects of slavery and imperial relations during those years. Excellent introductory essay on Sheridan's contributions to Caribbean economic history.

General History of the Caribbean
General History of the Caribbean

Author: Brereton, Bridget

Publisher: UNESCO Publishing

Published: 2004-12-31

Total Pages: 830

ISBN-13: 923103359X

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The major objective of this publication is to provide an account and interpretation of the historical development of the region from around 1930 to the end of the century. Within its compass are the "turbulent thirties", including the Cuban Revolution of 1933 and the labour protests in the British Caribbean of 1934; the strategic position occupied by the region during the Second World War; the development of proletarian movements and trade unions and their links with political parties; decolonization; political evolution in the French and Dutch Caribbean, and the "turn to the left" made in the 1970s by a number of Anglophone Caribbean countries, notably Grenada. Also examined are the Castro Revolution and its aftermath to the 1990s; ethnicity and race consciousness and their effects in uniting or dividing communities and nations; international relations and regional co-operation; changes in social and demographic structures (including the role and status of women); education, migration and urbanization; and the beliefs and cultural experiences which underpin Caribbean identity. The final chapter provides an overall survey of changes in the quality of life in the Caribbean during the twentieth century.