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Eric Williams & the making of the modern Caribbean /
Born in Trinidad, Eric Williams (1911-81) founded the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party in 1956, led the country to independence from the British culminating in 1962, and became the nation's first prime minister. Before entering politics, he was a professor at...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Born in Trinidad, Eric Williams (1911-81) founded the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party in 1956, led the country to independence from the British culminating in 1962, and became the nation's first prime minister. Before entering politics, he was a professor at Howard University and wrote several books, including the classic Capitalism and Slavery. In the first scholarly biography of Williams, Colin Palmer provides insights into Williams's personality that illuminate his life as a scholar and politician and his tremendous influence on the historiography and politics. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 354 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-338) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807888506 0807888508 9781469605692 1469605694 9780807859247 0807859249 0807829870 9780807829875 |