Caribbean visionary [[electronic resource] ] : A.R.F. Webber and the making of the Guyanese nation / / Selwyn R. Cudjoe
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Cudjoe Selwyn Reginald
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Caribbean visionary [[electronic resource] ] : A.R.F. Webber and the making of the Guyanese nation / / Selwyn R. Cudjoe
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| Pubblicazione: | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 328.881092 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Statesmen - Guyana |
| Authors, Guyanese - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Guyana History 1803-1966 |
| Guyana History Autonomy and independence movements | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Abbreviations; Note on Nomenclature; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Those That Be in Bondage; CHAPTER TWO: The Private Thoughts of a Political Man: The Making of A. R. F. Webber, 1917-19; CHAPTER THREE: Webber's Entrance to the Political Arena, 1919-21; CHAPTER FOUR: Webber's Political Ascendancy, 1921-25; CHAPTER FIVE: The Constitutional Crisis: The Bullet or the Ballot; CHAPTER SIX: Webber's Leadership, the Popular Party, and the Constitutional Crisis, 1926-27; CHAPTER SEVEN: Webber: A Traveling Man; CHAPTER EIGHT: The Quest for Self-Government |
| CHAPTER NINE: The Sugar Crisis, Constitutional Reform, and the White Man's BurdenCHAPTER TEN: Exploring New Worlds; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Patriot and Businessman; CHAPTER TWELVE: Webber: A Keynesian; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Colonies in Search of a Nation; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Going Down with His Colors Flying; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Ideology, Race, Celebrity; CHAPTER SIXTEEN: A Devoted West Indian Son; Notes; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Caribbean Visionary: A. R. F. Webber and the Making of the Guyanese Nation traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator, and novelist. Using Webber as a lens, the book outlines the Guyanese struggle for justice and equality in an age of colonialism, imperialism, and indentureship. In this fascinating work, Selwyn R. Cudjoe examines Webber's emergence from the interior of Guyana to become a major presence in Caribbean politics. Caribbean Visionary examines Webber's insightful novel, Those That Be in Bondage , his travel wr |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Caribbean visionary |
| ISBN: | 1-282-48593-8 |
| 9786612485930 | |
| 1-60473-332-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453875003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)