Brother's keeper : the United States, race, and empire in the British Caribbean, 1937-1962 / / Jason C. Parker

• Autore: Parker Jason C
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 248 p.) : map
• Disciplina: 325/.309729
• Soggetto topico: Decolonization - West Indies, British
• Soggetto geografico: West Indies, British History 20th century; West Indies, British Race relations; West Indies, British Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations West Indies, British
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-233) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The West Indian Watershed -- 2 A More American Lake -- 3 A Chill in the Tropics -- 4 Building a Bulwark -- 5 The American Lake or the Castro Caribbean? -- 6 Collapse: The Broken Bulwark -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is an international history of Anglo-American-Caribbean relations, including the role of the African diaspora, during the long decolonization of the British Caribbean. The author explains why a policy of American restraint was exercised despite the long association of West Indians with black radicalism in the US.
• Titolo autorizzato: Brother's keeper
• ISBN: 0-19-045029-0; 9786611851903; 1-281-85190-6; 1-4356-5290-8; 0-19-533201-6; 0-19-971574-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820933203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II