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Fergus, Howard A

 
9780333358290: Montserrat, emerald isle of the Caribbean (M Caribbean guides)
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ISBN 10: 0333358295 ISBN 13: 9780333358290
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers, 1989

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Provides an analytical account of the evolution of Montserratian society from the time of European contact to the present. Topics addressed include slavery, the sugar and cotton trade, Irish and African emancipation, the arts and culture, and political developments.

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Professor Sir Howard Fergus is Resident Tutor at the School of Continuing Studies, University of the West Indies (Montserrat), was Speaker of the Legislative Council (1975-2001) and has occasionally acted as Governor of the island since 1976. He was a member of the 1990-92 Independent West Indian Commission. He has written extensively on Montserratian society, including Volcano Song: Poems of an Island in Agony (Macmillan, 2000) and Hugo Versus Montserrat which he co-edited with E.A.Markham (1989).

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  • PublisherMacmillan Publishers
  • Publication date1989
  • ISBN 10 0333358295
  • ISBN 13 9780333358290
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Edition number2
  • Number of pages88

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book details the history, Irish legacy, customs and culture of Montserrat among other things.Illustrated with photographs in colour. Since the publication of this book, the dormant Soufrière Hills volcano erupted in 1995 destroying the capital Plymouth and its environs, about half of the population was forced to flee overseas and the remaining ones live almost exclusively in the north of the island. Seller Inventory # 000756

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