Cold War in a Hot Zone : The United States Confronts Labor and Independence Struggles in the British West Indies

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horne, Gerald C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor movement--West Indies, British--History.

Labor movement.

United States--Foreign relations--West Indies, British.

West Indies, British--Foreign relations--United States.

West Indies, British--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Labor movement--History--West Indies, British.

West Indies, British.

United States.

Local Subjects:

Labor movement--West Indies, British--History.

Labor movement.

United States--Foreign relations--West Indies, British.

West Indies, British--Foreign relations--United States.

West Indies, British--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focused on the region as a whole and drawing from archives in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana, St. Kitts, Antigua, the U.S. and U.K., this book details the region's impact on the U.S. (particularly on Jim Crow), as it charts the British Empire's retreat in the face of a challenge from Washington.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Early Organizing; CHAPTER TWO Big Islands/Big Problems; CHAPTER THREE The Labor of War; CHAPTER FOUR When Labor Organizes; CHAPTER FIVE Militant Jamaica; CHAPTER SIX Washington Confronts the West Indies; CHAPTER SEVEN Will Labor Rule?; CHAPTER EIGHT Cold War in a Hot Zone; Photo gallery follows page 126; CHAPTER NINE The Left Retreats; CHAPTER TEN Small Islands/Huge Impact; CHAPTER ELEVEN Militant British Guiana; CHAPTER TWELVE Barbados vs. British Guiana; Conclusion; Epilogue; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786611243036

9781281243034

1281243035

9781592136292

159213629X

OCLC:

437202993