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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808548103321

Autore

Grenade Wendy C

Titolo

The Grenada Revolution : reflections and lessons / / edited by Wendy C. Grenade

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-62674-081-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

Caribbean studies series

Disciplina

972.9845

Soggetti

Grenada - History - 1974-1983

Grenada History 1974-1983

Grenada Politics and government 1974-1983

Grenada History American Invasion, 1983 Causes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover --  Contents --  Foreword --  Acknowledgments --  1. Introduction --  PART I: Historicizing Grenada --  2. Grenada, 1949-1979: Precursor to Revolution --  3. Grenada: Socioeconomic Overview, 1960-2012 --  PART II: Insiders' Perspectives on the Grenada Revolution --  4. A Retrospective View from Richmond Hill: An Interview with Bernard Coard --  5. Grenada Once Again: Revisiting the 1983 Crisis and Collapse of the Grenada Revolution --  6. Remembering October 19: Reconstructing a Conversation with a Young Female NJM Candidate Member about Her Recollections of October 19, 1983 --  PART III: Theoretical Critiques of the Grenada Revolution and Lessons for the Future -- 7. Grenada: Non Capitalist Path and the Derailment of a Social Democratic Revolution --  8. C.L.R. James and the Grenada Revolution: Lessons Learned and Future Possibilities --  9. The Challenges for Revolutionary Change in the Caribbean --  PART IV: The Caribbean Left, Party Politics, and Political Transitions in Grenada --  10. The Grenada Revolution and the Caribbean Left: The Case of the Guyana Working People's Alliance --  11. Exploring Transitions in Party Politics in Grenada, 1984-2013 --  12. The Spirit and Ideas of Maurice Bishop Are Alive in Our Caribbean Civilization Contributors --  Credits



--  Index.

Sommario/riassunto

'The Grenada Revolution' utilizes the benefit of thirty years' hindsight to reflect on and critique the Grenada Revolution. This collection of twelve essays brings together in one place the perspectives of scholars, politicians and technocrats drawn from North America and the Caribbean.