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Empire and nation-building in the Caribbean : Barbados, 1937-66 / Mary Chamberlain.
This book examines the processes of national building in the British West Indies. It argues that nation building was a more complex and messy affair, involving women and men in a range of social and cultural activities, in a variety of migratory settings, within a unique geo-political context.
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- ISBN: 9781781701997
- ISBN: 1781701997
- ISBN: 1847792782
- ISBN: 9781847792785
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 216 pages)
- Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The 'romance' of foreign: distance, perspective and an inclusive nationhood -- The exigencies of 'home': Barbadian poverty and British nation-building -- Gender and the moral economy -- Race, nation and the politics of memory -- 'A common language of the spirit': cultural awakenings and national belongings -- From diffidence to desperation: the British, the Americans, the war and the move to Federation -- Conclusion. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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