Freedoms Won - Caribbean Emancipations, Ethnicities and Nationhood (Paperback)

Written by two of the Caribbean's leading historians, Freedoms Won is an essential book for students engaged in following courses on the history of the Caribbean. It will also be of interest to general readers seeking information on the history of the region. Starting with the aftermath of emancipation, Freedoms Won covers the African-Caribbean peasantry, Asian arrival in the Caribbean, social and political experiences of the working classes in the immediate post-slavery period, the Caribbean economy, US intervention and imperialst tendencies from the 18th century, the Labour Movement in the Caribbean in the 20th centurym the social life and culture of the Caribbean people, and social protest, decolonisation and nationhood.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Hilary McD. Beckles • Verene A. Shepherd
Dimensions:	275 x 220 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-43545-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	0-521-43545-5
Barcode:	9780521435451

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