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Ideology and class conflict in Jamaica [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of rebellion / / Abigail B. Bakan



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Autore: Bakan Abigail B (Abigail Bess), <1954-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Ideology and class conflict in Jamaica [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of rebellion / / Abigail B. Bakan Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990
Descrizione fisica: viii, 183 p. ; ; 24 cm
Disciplina: 972.92
Soggetto topico: Insurgency - Jamaica - History
Social conflict - Jamaica - History
Racism - Jamaica - History
Soggetto geografico: Jamaica History To 1962
Jamaica Race relations
Note generali: Spine title: Ideology & class conflict in Jamaica.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-180) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A Labour Force in Transition: A Brief Historical Overview -- From Slavery to Freedom. The “Baptist War” of 1831 -- Freedom Without Rights: The Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865 -- Into the Modern Era: The Labour Rebellion of 1938 -- Some Implications for the Jamaican Political System -- Notes -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: In each rebellion, two ideological themes re-appear with remarkable tenacity. Bakan demonstrates the existence of "the religious idiom," an ideological current which uses Biblical teaching to reinforce and justify the struggle for greater rights. Also, Bakan shows that there is a belief in the justice and benevolence of the British Crown. Jamaican labourers have repeatedly looked to the Crown as a protector of lower-class interests as opposed to the interests of the local authorities, even when these authorities are appointed by the Crown. Bakan's synthesis of the Gramscian concepts of "willed" and "organic" ideology and of Rudé's notions of "inherent" and "derived" ideology move Ideology and Class Conflict in Jamaica beyond mere historical description. She describes Jamaican resistance as an aspect of willed ideology, with features that are both derived from middle- and ruling-class influences and inherent in the traditions of slaves, peasants, and workers. Each of the rebellions also contains an important organic element which influenced, and in turn was influenced by, the willed ideological aspects.
Altri titoli varianti: Ideology & class conflict in Jamaica
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ISBN: 1-282-85157-8
9786612851575
0-7735-6238-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910782623303321
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