Caliban and the Yankees : Trinidad and the United States Occupation /

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In a compelling story of the installation and operation of U.S. bases in the Caribbean colony of Trinidad during World War II, Harvey Neptune examines how the people of this British island contended with the colossal force of American empire-building at a critical time in the island's history....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neptune, Harvey R., 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nationalism.
Civilization > American influences.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
Nationalisme > Trinite-et-Tobago > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Nationalism > Trinidad and Tobago > History > 20th century.
Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinite-et-Tobago > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Trinidad and Tobago > History > 20th century.
Trinidad and Tobago > Civilization > American influences.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In a compelling story of the installation and operation of U.S. bases in the Caribbean colony of Trinidad during World War II, Harvey Neptune examines how the people of this British island contended with the colossal force of American empire-building at a critical time in the island's history. The U.S. military occupation between 1941 and 1947 came at the same time that Trinidadian nationalist politics sought to project an image of a distinct, independent, and particularly un-British cultural landscape. The American intervention, Neptune shows, contributed to a tempestuous scen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469604732

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