A History of the Island of Grenada, 1498-1796
Author : Raymund P. Devas
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 36,93 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Grenada
ISBN :
General History of the Caribbean
Author : Higman, B.W.
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 24,54 MB
Release : 1905-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9231033603
Book Description
This volume looks at the ways historians have written the history of the region, depending upon their methods of interpretation and differing styles of communicating their findings. The chapters discussing methodology are followed by studies of particular themes of historiography. The second half of the volume describes the writing of history in the individual territories, taking into account changes in society, economy and political structure. The final section is a full and detailed bibliography serving not only as a guide to the volume but also as an invaluable reference for the General History of the Caribbcan as a whole.
Revolution And Intervention In Grenada
Author : Kai Schoenhals
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 17,61 MB
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1000310000
Book Description
In Part 1 of this book, Dr. Schoenhals places the Grenadian Revolution and its aftermath in historical perspective. He explores the Anglo-French rivalry over the island, the period of slavery, and the British colonial administration and gives particular emphasis to the Gairy decades (1951-1979). His discussion of the People's Revolutionary Government is based on extensive Interviews with the leadership of the New Jewel Movement, foreign diplomats, and Grenadian citizens, and on a review of documents captured by the United States during occupation of the island. In Part 2, Dr. Melanson, after briefly reviewing the nature of U.S. interests In the region and U.S.-Caribbean relations during the Nixon years, focuses on the Carter and Reagan administrations' policies in the Caribbean and relations with the Grenadian government. He examines the justification offered by President Reagan for the 1983 intervention, domestic responses to the action in the United States, and its implications for Reagan's Central American policies. Finally, he considers whether the action will prove to be a prelude to a new domestic consensus about the use of U.S. military power in the Third World.
Perspectives on the Grenada Revolution, 1979-1983
Author : John Angus Martin
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1443893390
Book Description
The 1979 Grenada Revolution, orchestrated by the New Jewel Movement, culminated four-and-a-half years later in the execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and the US-led military invasion which threw Grenada onto the international political stage. Though much has been written on the Revolution and its untimely and violent demise, the overwhelming majority of the authors have been non-Grenadian. All the contributors to this volume, except one, are Grenadian. In this regard, it is unique, and captures the voices of persons who were active participants, children, teenagers, young adults, and some yet unborn in the 1979 to 1983 period, illustrative of the continued influence of the Revolution on Grenadians. The essays examine the legality of the Revolution, the historical connections between it and the 1795 Fédon’s Rebellion, the nation’s collective memory of the Revolution by its second generation, the conflict between religion and the Revolution, the empowerment of women by the revolutionary process, and the role of poetry and art in raising salient and often difficult and painful aspects of the Revolution. This collection of essays captures the Revolution from a Grenadian perspective.
Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 1: Conservation Biology and the Wider Caribbean
Author : Adrian Hailey
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 2011-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9004183957
Book Description
Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitute a major biodiversity hotspot – a region rich in endemic species that are threatened with extinction. This two-volume series documents the existing status of herpetofaunas (including sea turtles) of the Caribbean, and highlights conservation needs and efforts. Previous contributions to West Indian herpetology have focused on taxonomy, ecology and evolution, particularly of lizards. This series provides a unique and timely review of the status and conservation of all groups of amphibians and reptiles in the region. This volume introduces the issues particularly affecting Caribbean herpetofaunas, and gives an overview of evolutionary and taxonomic patterns influencing their conservation.
General History of the Caribbean UNESCO Volume 6
Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1349737763
Book Description
Volume6 looks at the ways historians have written the history of the region depending upon their methods of interpretation and differing styles of communicating their findings. The authors examine how the lingual diversity of the region has affected the historian's ability to coalesce an historical account. The second half of the volume describes the writing of history in the individual territories, taking into account changes in society, economy and political structure. This volume concludes with a detailed bibliography that is comprehensive of the entire series.
Grenada, Post Report
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 15,7 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
ISBN :
Book Description
A Revolution Aborted
Author : Jorge Heine
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0822974479
Book Description
Twelve essays address the political and cultural features of the Grenada experience, in light of the 1979 uprising that toppled Prime Minister Eric Gairy, and the subsequent U.S. invasion of 1983. The contributors discuss theoretical issues that go to the heart of dilemmas faced by many small, developing societies.
Persuasion and Propaganda
Author : Joan Coutu
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 19,50 MB
Release : 2006-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0773576649
Book Description
Lavishly illustrated, Persuasion and Propaganda is the first study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture. While examining the rise of the idea of the public in the modern world, Joan Coutu also explores how "empire" was constantly being redefined. From private funeral monuments in the West Indies to works erected by the East India Company and the British Parliament, Coutu shows how the youthful British Empire saw itself and validated its mission through sculpture.
Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
Author : Guy Grannum
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 32,28 MB
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1408178877
Book Description
This book is ideal for anyone who reaserching their Caribbean family history The National Archives and beyond. The National Archives holds records for many people who lived in British West Indian colonies such as emigrants, plantation owners, slaves, soldiers, sailors and transported criminals. The Archives also hold the colonial office records for the British West Indies. This includes state correspondence to and from the colonies and passenger lists. Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors also shows readers how to use family history sources and genealogy websites and indexes beyond The National Archives. Fully updated and revised, this new edition covers recent developments in Caribbean archives, including details of newly released information and archives that are now available online. This book outlines the primary research sources for those tracing their Caribbean ancestry and describes details of access to archives, further reading, useful websites and how to find and accurately search family history sources. As Britain does not hold locally created records of its dependencies such as church records, this book doubles as a gateway to the local history sources throughout the Caribbean that remain in each country's archives and register office. This book will be of use to anyone researching family history in British Caribbean countries of Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago and the Turks and Caicos Islands as well as Guyana, Belize and Bermuda.
