{"product_id":"history-matters-heather-cateau-9789766409869","title":"History Matters: Reassembling the Fragments of a Contested Past - In Honour of Bridget Brereton","description":"The most consequential Caribbean historian of her\u003cbr\u003egeneration, Bridget Brereton has produced a string of innovative and\u003cbr\u003epath-breaking studies that have had a profound influence on the ways we have\u003cbr\u003ecome to understand many of the major events in the area's history. This Work\u003cbr\u003etips its hat to her contributions, as well as suggests ways to expand on the\u003cbr\u003eresearch agenda she has set. Taking its cue from Brereton, the essays are generally\u003cbr\u003ereader friendly in their exploration of the economic, social, economic, \u003cbr\u003epolitical and cultural history of the area. Brereton's work is always\u003cbr\u003e\"balanced.\" So too are the contributions to this anthology. Complex\u003cbr\u003esocieties, Brereton insists, demand complex histories. These essays do exactly\u003cbr\u003ethat. Like her work, this collection also breaks through old historiographical\u003cbr\u003eboundaries. To its credit, the geographical and thematic coverage is\u003cbr\u003ecomprehensive although, not surprisingly, Trinidad and Tobago attracts a\u003cbr\u003eplurality of interest.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts range and mix make this work one of a kind. There are\u003cbr\u003eother anthologies that cover aspects of the area's history, but nothing as\u003cbr\u003ecomprehensive in its historical and thematic reach. It brings to mind Gordon\u003cbr\u003eLewis's, \u003ci\u003eThe Growth of the Modern West\u003cbr\u003eIndies\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) which for years was basic fare of graduate seminars. Lewis\u003cbr\u003eidentified what he called Caribbean \"characteristics.\" It was a house\u003cbr\u003edivided against itself in which parochial governing elites butted heads against\u003cbr\u003eoutside liberal influences before and after emancipation, a place where status\u003cbr\u003ewas symbolized by skin colour and an area, which with the collapse of King\u003cbr\u003eSugar and emancipation, became a back water until World War II. This work\u003cbr\u003eexpands on many of the same themes reaching beyond Lewis to cover all language\u003cbr\u003eareas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Cateau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9766409862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766409869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Heather Cateau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47087740223743,"sku":"9789766409869","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a4bb046-b8c3-4b6b-821a-a51d0b376733.jpg?v=1753850662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-matters-heather-cateau-9789766409869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}