Caribbean visionary : A.R.F. Webber and the making of the Guyanese nation / Selwyn R. Cudjoe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cudjoe, Selwyn R. (Selwyn Reginald)

Series:

Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)

Caribbean studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statesmen--Guyana--Biography.

Statesmen.

Authors, Guyanese--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Guyanese.

Guyana--History--1803-1966.

Guyana.

Guyana--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Webber, A. R. F. (Albert Raymond Forbes), 1880-1932.

Webber, A. R. F.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Caribbean Visionary: A. R. F. Webber and the Making of the Guyanese Nation traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator, and novelist. Using Webber as a lens, the book outlines the Guyanese struggle for justice and equality in an age of colonialism, imperialism, and indentureship. In this fascinating work, Selwyn R. Cudjoe examines Webber's emergence from the interior of Guyana to become a major presence in Caribbean politics. Caribbean Visionary examines Webber's insightful novel, Those That Be in Bondage , his travel wr

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Note on Nomenclature; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Those That Be in Bondage; CHAPTER TWO: The Private Thoughts of a Political Man: The Making of A. R. F. Webber, 1917-19; CHAPTER THREE: Webber's Entrance to the Political Arena, 1919-21; CHAPTER FOUR: Webber's Political Ascendancy, 1921-25; CHAPTER FIVE: The Constitutional Crisis: The Bullet or the Ballot; CHAPTER SIX: Webber's Leadership, the Popular Party, and the Constitutional Crisis, 1926-27; CHAPTER SEVEN: Webber: A Traveling Man; CHAPTER EIGHT: The Quest for Self-Government

CHAPTER NINE: The Sugar Crisis, Constitutional Reform, and the White Man's BurdenCHAPTER TEN: Exploring New Worlds; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Patriot and Businessman; CHAPTER TWELVE: Webber: A Keynesian; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Colonies in Search of a Nation; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Going Down with His Colors Flying; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Ideology, Race, Celebrity; CHAPTER SIXTEEN: A Devoted West Indian Son; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48593-8

9786612485930

1-60473-332-2

OCLC:

506068275