Race, ideology, and the decline of Caribbean Marxism / Anthony P. Maingot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maingot, Anthony P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Marxist--Caribbean Area.

Philosophy, Marxist.

Communism--Caribbean Area.

Communism.

Socialism--Caribbean Area.

Socialism.

Race relations.

Black people--Caribbean Area--History.

Black people.

History.

Caribbean Area--Race relations.

Caribbean Area.

Caribbean Area--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Caribbean Area--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]

Summary:

In this book, Anthony Maingot examines the contemporary intellectual, social, economic, and cultural trajectories of Caribbean nations in light of the challenges the region as a whole has faced in the postcolonial era. By focusing on changes since the 1990s in the context of intellectual roots and movements of the past, this manuscript helps define the future course of studies in the field with regard to an empirically-valid, coherent assessment of a complex region.

Contents:

Prologue: the modern-conservative society framework

Eric Williams vs. Juan Bosch: on Caribbean historical fundamentals

Eric Williams vs. Frank Tannenbaum: on slave laws, slavery systems, and subsequent race relations

Arturo Morales Carrión vs. Gordon K. Lewis: on United States colonialism in Puerto Rico

Haiti: the origins of the Caribbean's "terrified consciousness" about race

Haitian realities and scholarly myths: a counterintuitive analysis

Two popular theories of Caribbean ideology and race relations: Frantz Fanon's theory of liberating violence and the theory of plantation societies

C.L.R. James, George Padmore, and the myth of the revolutionary Caribbean

What type of socialism? Marxists and social democrats vie for leadership

The failure of socialism and "militarism" in Grenada, 1979-83

Transcending race: self-interest and self-determination in the non-independent territories

Barbados: tradition and modernity in a model small state

Cuba, the last holdout: "organic" intellectuals defend the revolution by abandoning Marxist-Leninism

Conclusion: confronting the perilous threats of organized crime and energy dependence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813061061

0813061067

OCLC:

908250280