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Eric Williams : his scholarship, work and impact.
- Title
- Eric Williams : his scholarship, work and impact. The use of Heliconia as a political symbol in the Caribbean.
- Author
- Conference on Eric Williams, his Scholarship, Work and Impact (2002 : New York, N.Y.)
- Publication
- New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 2002.
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (38 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Eric Eustace Williams served as the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also a noted Caribbean historian. "Eric Williams: his scholarship, work and impact" is a conference which examines Williams' life and his place in the history of Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. Scholars address such topics as national policy, the labor movement, party politics, scholarship, economic development, the Chaguaramas dispute, and more.
- Sandra Barnes, of the University of the West Indies, presents a talk accompanied by a slide presentation which discusses the use of Heliconia as a political symbol in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere in the Caribbean Area.
- Alternative Title
- Use of Heliconia as a political symbol in the Caribbean
- Subject
- Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-1981 > Congresses
- Heliconia > Caribbean Area > Congresses
- Heliconia > Trinidad and Tobago > Congresses
- Symbolism in politics > Trinidad and Tobago > Congresses
- Symbolism in politics > Caribbean Area
- Trinidad and Tobago > Civilization > Congresses
- Trinidad and Tobago > Politics and government > 1962- > Congresses
- West Indies (Federation) > History > Congresses
- Genre/Form
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Panel discussions.
- Speeches.
- Note
- The slide presentation and talk by Sandra Barnes follows Panel 1, "Williams and the making of the Caribbean" and precedes Panel 2, "Eric Williams and issues of race, the State, and political ends."
- Call Number
- Sc Visual DVD-497c
- OCLC
- 878128501
- Conference
- Conference on Eric Williams, his Scholarship, Work and Impact (2002 : New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Eric Williams : his scholarship, work and impact. The use of Heliconia as a political symbol in the Caribbean.
- Production
- New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 2002.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States.
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videodisc
- Digital File Characteristics
- video file DVD
- Event
- Recorded February 15, 2002 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Barnes, Sandra T., speaker.Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Visual DVD-497c