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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Anthony P Maingot |
ISBN: | 9780813061061 0813061067 |
OCLC Number: | 908250280 |
Description: | 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Prologue: the modern-conservative society framework -- Eric Williams vs. Juan Bosch: on Caribbean historical fundamentals -- Eric Williams vs. Frank Tannenbaum: on slave laws, slavery systems, and subsequent race relations -- Arturo Morales Carrión vs. Gordon K. Lewis: on United States colonialism in Puerto Rico -- Haiti: the origins of the Caribbean's "terrified consciousness" about race -- Haitian realities and scholarly myths: a counterintuitive analysis -- Two popular theories of Caribbean ideology and race relations: Frantz Fanon's theory of liberating violence and the theory of plantation societies -- C.L.R. James, George Padmore, and the myth of the revolutionary Caribbean -- What type of socialism? Marxists and social democrats vie for leadership -- The failure of socialism and "militarism" in Grenada, 1979-83 -- Transcending race: self-interest and self-determination in the non-independent territories -- Barbados: tradition and modernity in a model small state -- Cuba, the last holdout: "organic" intellectuals defend the revolution by abandoning Marxist-Leninism -- Conclusion: confronting the perilous threats of organized crime and energy dependence. |
Responsibility: | Anthony P. Maingot. |
Abstract:
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.
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