Political life in the wake of the plantation : sovereignty, witnessing, repair / Deborah A. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Deborah A., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights.

History.

Rastafari movement.

Political violence.

Social justice.

Jamaica--Politics and government--1962-.

Jamaica.

Politics and government.

Social justice--Jamaica--History.

Jamaica--History--1962-.

Political violence--Jamaica--History.

Rastafari movement--Jamaica.

Civil rights--Jamaica--History.

Sovereignty.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 301 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Political life in the wake of the plantation bears witness to the affective dimensions of post-plantation sovereignty at three moments in Jamaican history, culminating in the army invasion of the Tivoli Garden housing complex in 2010. Deborah Thomas, who has also produced a film interviewing witnesses to the events, describes how the succession of colonialism and liberalism in Jamaica have produced widespread paranoia and doubt, leaving a huge gap between the neoliberal state and its citizens. With a focus on the sensory, Thomas tracks the relationship between sovereignty and violence over time, advocating the development of new kinds of archives that can show how opposition moments are generated. Thomas's archives suggest new possibilities for understanding the centrality of affect to historical and material events."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Doubt

Interlude I: Interrogating imperialism

Expectancy

Interlude II: Naming names

Paranoia

Coda: The end of the world as we know it.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-292) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Thomas, Deborah A., 1966- Political life in the wake of the plantation.

ISBN:

9781478006015

1478006013

9781478006695

1478006692

OCLC:

1090888959