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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009282903321

Autore

Lewis Patsy

Titolo

Grenada : Revolution and Invasion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kingston : , : University of the West Indies Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9789766405731

9766405735

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsGary

CleggPeter

Disciplina

972.9845

Soggetti

Grenada

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Grenada -- Revolution and Invasion in Perspective -- Patsy Lewis, Gary Williams, Peter Clegg -- Part 1. -- Revolution -- What Happened? -- Grenada: A Retrospective Journey -- Merle Collins -- Women in the Grenada Revolution, 1979-1983 -- Nicole Phillip-Dowe -- The Revolution and Its Discontents -- Grenadian Newspapers and Attempts to Shape Public Opinion during Political Transition -- Laurie R. Lambert -- Ferrets in the Caribbean -- Britain, Grenada and the Curious Case of the Armoured Cars -- Gary Williams -- Part 2. -- Invasion -- The "Grenada Diaries" -- Richard Hart -- A Response to Edward Seaga's The Grenada Intervention: The Inside Story -- Patsy Lewis -- The Grenada Invasion, International Law and the Scoon Invitation -- A Thirty-Year Retrospective -- Robert J. Beck -- Journalism and the Invasion of Grenada Thirty Years On -- A Retrospective -- Howard Tumber -- The United States in the Caribbean -- Thirty Years after American Fury -- Shridath Ramphal -- Part 3. -- Grenada Redux -- Written Into Amnesia? -- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Grenada -- Jermaine O. McCalpin -- Party Politics and Governance in Grenada -- An Analysis of the New National Party (1984-2012) -- Wendy C. Grenade -- Coming in from the Cold -- Grenada and Cuba since 1983



-- John Walton Cotman -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors.

Sommario/riassunto

This book, edited by Patsy Lewis, Gary Williams, and Peter Clegg, provides a comprehensive analysis of the Grenada Revolution and the subsequent U.S. invasion. It explores the socio-political landscape of Grenada from 1979 to 1983, including the overthrow of Eric Gairy by the New JEWEL Movement and the eventual collapse of the People's Revolutionary Government. The book examines the international implications of the revolution, particularly its socialist orientation and its connections with Cuba and the Soviet bloc, which challenged U.S. influence in the Caribbean. It also delves into the roles of women, youth, and the media during the revolutionary period. The intended audience is scholars and students of Caribbean history and international relations.