Caribbean Freedom: Economy and Society from Emancipation to the Present (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789768100177)

This reader of nearly 60 articles covers major events in the Caribbean struggle for freedom from emancipation to the present - from Toussaint's Haiti to the more recent revolutions in Cuba, Grenada and the Dominican Republic. The range of coverage is comprehensive calling attention to the variety of post-slavery experiences in the Spanish, Dutch, English and French Caribbean. Three broad themes are identified: - the slow disintegration of the slave system which was not completed until 1886; - the attempts by resistant social groups and imperial agencies to accept and adjust to freedom; and - the maturing of nationalist consciousness in terms of constitutional and cultural independence. Among the areas covered under these themes are popular revolts and aborted revolutions; the sugar industry and economic diversification; peasants and planters; immigration from Europe, India and China; the role of women; labour movements; independence and nationhood.

Author: Hilary Beckles
ISBN-10: 9768100176
ISBN-13: 9789768100177
Publisher: Ian Randle Publishers
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1993
Pages: 596
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.06lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.21d