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Caribbean visionary : A.R.F. Webber and the making of the Guyanese nation /
Cudjoe traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator, and novelist. Using Webber as a lens, it outlines the Guyanese struggle for justice and equality in an age of colonialism, imperialism, and indentureship. The author examines...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Cudjoe traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator, and novelist. Using Webber as a lens, it outlines the Guyanese struggle for justice and equality in an age of colonialism, imperialism, and indentureship. The author examines Webber's emergence from the interior of Guyana to become a major presence in Caribbean politics. It chronicles Webber's formation of the West Indian Press Association, his work on British Guiana's constitution, and his championing of its people's causes. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-269) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604733327 1604733322 1282485938 9781282485938 9786612485930 6612485930 |