Research Catalog

Title

• The thought of New World : the quest for decolonisation / edited by Brian Meeks and Norman Girvan.

Author

Caribbean Reasonings Conference (4th : 2005 : Kingston, Jamaica)

Publication

Kingston, Jamaica ; Miami : Ian Randle ; London : Global [distributor], 2010.

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Additional Authors

• Girvan, Norman, 1941-
• Meeks, Brian
• University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica). Centre for Caribbean Thought.

Description

xv, 344 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Series Statement

• Caribbean reasonings

Uniform Title

Caribbean reasonings.

Subject

• Caribbean Area > History > 1945- > Congresses
• Caribbean Area > Politics and government > 1945- > Congresses
• Decolonization > Caribbean Area > History > 20th century > Congresses
• Nationalism > Caribbean Area > History > 20th century > Congresses
• New World Group > History > Congresses

Note

• "In June 2005 the fourth Caribbean Reasonings Conference was held in Kingston, Jamaica, under the theme 'The thought of New World: the quest for decolonisation' ... hosted by Centre for Caribbean Thought."--Introd.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: Remembering New World / Brian Meeks -- New World and its critics / Norman Girvan -- The New World Group : a historical perspective / James Millette -- Reflections on intellectuals, the New World Group and Walter Rodney / David de Caires -- The Montreal New World Group / Kari Levitt -- The long transition : thinking ourselves through change of our circumstances / Vaughan A. Lewis -- The Caribbean Rentier economy, state and society / Dennis A. Pantin -- Organic theorising in inorganic societies, or the need for epistemic sovereignty beyond radicalism and rebellion / Kirk Meighoo -- Size, survival and beyond : a critical underlabouring for 'fleeing the plantation' / Patricia Northover and Michaeline Critchlow -- Caribbean dependence in the phase of informatic capitalism / Paget Henry -- On realising Jamaica's wealth / David C. Wong -- A Caribbean life : an interview with Lloyd Best / Anthony Bogues and Brian Meeks with Norman Girvan.

ISBN

• 9789766374013 (pbk.)
• 9766374015 (pbk.)

OCLC

640095723

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library