Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean (Hardcover)

Allison O. Ramsay

ISBN 10: 1666943975 / ISBN 13: 9781666943979

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2024

About this Item

Hardcover. Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean is a collection of critical perspectives on independence and the legacies of colonialism in the post-colonial Caribbean. The contributors examine themes relating to culture, identity, gender, nationhood, heritage and historic preservation in the post-independent Caribbean. In a twenty-first century context where calls for reparatory justice for the people of the Caribbean who have been disadvantaged by the effects of colonialism have intensified, this book is quite relevant as some chapters examine colonialism through relics, laws, statues and monuments, while other chapters explore the implications of African enslavement, the role of Indian indentureship, the Federation of the West Indies and the effect of the American based Black Lives Movement on the Caribbean. This essay collection addresses past and current debates surrounding colonial relics and monuments, colonial vestiges, heritage, gender, narratives of independence, nationhood and national identity. Caribbean enthusiasts, scholars and students will appreciate the diversity of views of these academic post-colonial narratives. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1666943975
• ISBN 13: 9781666943979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean is a collection of critical perspectives on independence and the legacies of colonialism in the post-colonial Caribbean. The contributors examine themes relating to culture, identity, gender, nationhood, heritage and historic preservation in the post-independent Caribbean. In a twenty-first century context where calls for reparatory justice for the people of the Caribbean who have been disadvantaged by the effects of colonialism have intensified, this book is quite relevant as some chapters examine colonialism through relics, laws, statues and monuments, while other chapters explore the implications of African enslavement, the role of Indian indentureship, the Federation of the West Indies and the effect of the American based Black Lives Movement on the Caribbean.

About the Author

Allison O. Ramsay is lecturer of cultural and heritage studies in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.
Jerome Teelucksingh is senior lecturer of social history in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.