Cold War in a Hot Zone : Labor and Independence Struggles in the British West Indies.

By: Horne, GeraldMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (273 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781592136292Subject(s): Labor movement -- West Indies, British -- History | United States -- Foreign relations -- West Indies, British | West Indies, British -- Foreign relations -- United States | West Indies, British -- History -- Autonomy and independence movementsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cold War in a Hot Zone : Labor and Independence Struggles in the British West IndiesDDC classification: 331.8809729/09171241 LOC classification: HD8242Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE Early Organizing -- CHAPTER TWO Big Islands/Big Problems -- CHAPTER THREE The Labor of War -- CHAPTER FOUR When Labor Organizes -- CHAPTER FIVE Militant Jamaica -- CHAPTER SIX Washington Confronts the West Indies -- CHAPTER SEVEN Will Labor Rule? -- CHAPTER EIGHT Cold War in a Hot Zone -- CHAPTER NINE The Left Retreats -- CHAPTER TEN Small Islands/Huge Impact -- CHAPTER ELEVEN Militant British Guiana -- CHAPTER TWELVE Barbados vs. British Guiana -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- References -- Index -- Photo gallery follows page 126.
Summary: Focused on the region as a whole and drawing from archives in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana, St. Kitts, Antigua, the U.S. and U.K., this book details the region's impact on the U.S. (particularly on Jim Crow), as it charts the British Empire's retreat in the face of a challenge from Washington.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE Early Organizing -- CHAPTER TWO Big Islands/Big Problems -- CHAPTER THREE The Labor of War -- CHAPTER FOUR When Labor Organizes -- CHAPTER FIVE Militant Jamaica -- CHAPTER SIX Washington Confronts the West Indies -- CHAPTER SEVEN Will Labor Rule? -- CHAPTER EIGHT Cold War in a Hot Zone -- CHAPTER NINE The Left Retreats -- CHAPTER TEN Small Islands/Huge Impact -- CHAPTER ELEVEN Militant British Guiana -- CHAPTER TWELVE Barbados vs. British Guiana -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- References -- Index -- Photo gallery follows page 126.

Focused on the region as a whole and drawing from archives in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana, St. Kitts, Antigua, the U.S. and U.K., this book details the region's impact on the U.S. (particularly on Jim Crow), as it charts the British Empire's retreat in the face of a challenge from Washington.

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