Ideology, regionalism, and society in Caribbean history

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"This volume collects new angles and perspectives on issues shaping the development of the Caribbean. Bringing together essays on regional integration, identity, and culture and focusing on foundational personalities and institutions in the region, this book opens up new lines of inquiry on twentieth-century Caribbean history. Essays examine popular perspectives of the West Indies Federation; the intersections of ideology and governance through key figures such as C. L. R. James and Rawson William Rawson; the socioeconomic context of Caribbean foodways; and Carnival as a tool of cultural diplomacy. Integration is a critical theme throughout. Pointing to the region’s rich cultural and historical heritage, this book explores how Caribbean unification may provide a way forward for this patchwork of island territories facing the challenges of the twenty-first century."-- Read more... Abstract: "This volume collects new angles and perspectives on issues shaping the development of the Caribbean. Bringing together essays on regional integration, identity, and culture and focusing on foundational personalities and institutions in the region, this book opens up new lines of inquiry on twentieth-century Caribbean history. Essays examine popular perspectives of the West Indies Federation; the intersections of ideology and governance through key figures such as C. L. R. James and Rawson William Rawson; the socioeconomic context of Caribbean foodways; and Carnival as a tool of cultural diplomacy. Integration is a critical theme throughout. Pointing to the region’s rich cultural and historical heritage, this book explores how Caribbean unification may provide a way forward for this patchwork of island territories facing the challenges of the twenty-first century." Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Shane J. Pantin, Jerome Teelucksingh)....Pages 1-6 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 The Masses Speak: Popular Perspectives on the West Indian Federation (Dexnell Peters)....Pages 9-40 Promotion of the West Indies Federation: The Federal Information Service, 1957–1961 (Renee A. Nelson)....Pages 41-67 Regional Integration and the Problems of Caribbean and National History (Shane J. Pantin)....Pages 69-95 Front Matter ....Pages 97-97 ‘The Most Striking West Indian Creation Between the Wars’: C. L. R. James, the International African Service Bureau and Militant Pan-Africanism in Imperial Britain (Christian Høgsbjerg)....Pages 99-129 New Beginning Movement: Coordinating Council of Revolutionary Alternatives for Trinidad and the Caribbean (Matthew Quest)....Pages 131-178 Sir Rawson William Rawson: Governor of Barbados, 1869–1875 (Dane Morton-Gittens)....Pages 179-205 Challenging a “Strategy of Imperialism”: Chaguaramas and the Quest for American Security (Danalee Jahgoo)....Pages 207-233 Front Matter ....Pages 235-235 More Than What We Eat: The Place of Food in Caribbean Development (Fareena M. Alladin)....Pages 237-263 Carnival Celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago and Abroad: Cultural Diplomacy in Action/Practice (Georgina Chami, Jerome Teelucksingh)....Pages 265-293 Back Matter ....Pages 295-300