Readings in Government and Politics of the West Indies
Author : Trevor Munroe
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 1971
Category : POLITICS
ISBN :
Rex Nettleford, His Works
Author : Albertina Jefferson
Publisher : University of the West Indies Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 36,90 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : 9789766400538
Book Description
Bibliografie van het werk van Rex Nettleford. Bevat ook Nettleford's choreografie voor het National Danstheater van Jamaica.
Deadly Force, Colonialism, and the Rule of Law
Author : Joan Mars
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 22,53 MB
Release : 2002-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0313012725
Book Description
In post-colonial countries such as Guyana, the legacy of colonialism and its influence on policing and society is of crucial significance in developing an explanation for police violence and police-caused homicide. Mars applies a contextual approach, grounded in the conflict theoretical perspective, to explain and understand variations in police violence over time, and she extends her study to include the social, political, and legal structure in which such actions are embedded. Her findings support the notion that police violence is a function of decades of coercive state rule under British colonialism, as well as the state's legitimization of violence in police work. In this first study on police violence and homicide in Guyana, Mars presents and analyzes data covering a 14-year period. She also provides comparative and descriptive information on the use of excessive and deadly force by the police, and, in addition, discusses laws relating to such incidents. Mars finds little support for the community violence hypothesis in reference to Guyana and concludes instead that the level of violence in the community and the everyday dangers of police work does not significantly influence the rates of police-caused homicide in that country.
Ideology and Change
Author : Perry Mars
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 18,25 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814327692
Book Description
An analysis of how Caribbean leftist organizations have shifted gradually to the right.
Dependency and Socialism in the Modern Caribbean
Author : Euclid A. Rose
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 50,70 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739104484
Book Description
The three small economies that are the subject of this study were established as artificial colonial societies and have remained extremely vulnerable to the international capitalists system, a situation that has led to homegrown efforts to assert methods of development not associated with capitalism. After placing the developmental realities of the three countries in the general context of the Caribbean region and the global capitalist system, Rose (Siena College) critically examines the attempts of the three countries' experiments with socialism, begun in the 1970s. She reserves greater criticism for the United States as she turns her attention to U.S. government efforts to destabilize the countries in an effort to prevent the emerging of any socialist alternatives in an area it viewed as part of its sphere of influence. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Race, Ideology, and the Decline of Caribbean Marxism
Author : Anthony P. Maingot
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 50,32 MB
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813055482
Book Description
Most studies view the Caribbean as disparate countries prone to revolution and ripe for rebellion. In a refreshing departure from the norm, Anthony Maingot, using historical and contemporary examples, explains that the region is actually populated by resilient, adaptable societies that combine both modern and conservative elements. Despite the Caribbean’s diverse languages, nationalities, racial differences, ideologies, microhistories, and political systems, it is defined by a similarity of challenges faced in the postcolonial-era challenges. Maingot examines the contemporary intellectual, social, economic, and cultural trajectories of Caribbean nations and locates the common conservative thread in its many revolutions and transitions. He concludes that this prevailing tendency deserves better acknowledgment, by which the Caribbean can chart possible productive paths that have not yet been considered, especially with regard to combating increased corruption. By focusing on changes since the 1990s, this ambitious volume, by one of the preeminent scholars in Caribbean studies, helps define the future course of investigations in this complex region.
Society and Politics in the Caribbean
Author : Colin G. Clarke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 1991-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1349119873
Book Description
A study of the relationship between society and politics in the Caribbean, this book examines the importance of democracy to these subjects. It argues that despite structural differences, these ex-colonies gravitate toward democratic values and practices because of European colonization.
General History of the Caribbean
Author : Brereton, Bridget
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 43,65 MB
Release : 2004-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 923103359X
Book Description
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.
Development in Suspense
Author : Norman Girvan
Publisher : ACE
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 11,92 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789768001320
Book Description
General History of the Caribbean UNESCO Volume 5
Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 18,25 MB
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1349737739
Book Description
Volume 5 provides an account and interpretation of the historical development of the region from around 1930 to the end of the twentieth century. Its wide ranging study of the economic, political, religious, social and cultural history of this period brings the series to the authorial present. Highlights include the 'turbulent thirties;' decolonization; the 'turn to the left' made in the 1970s by anglophone Caribbean countries; the Castro Revolution; and changes in social and demographic structures, including ethnicity and race consciousness and the role and status of women.
