Caribbean Biography Series – serie
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12 produkter
Grooming of a Chancellor
Häftad, 2018
594 kr
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The Grooming of a Chancellor is Sir George Alleyne’s autobiography. He was born in 1932 in St Philip, Barbados, the first of the seven children of Eileen, a homemaker, and Clinton Alleyne, a schoolmaster. With his signature charm, Alleyne recounts his experiences from primary and secondary school …
Beryl McBurnie
Av Judy Raymond
Inbunden, 2018
306 kr
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Determined, imperious, flighty, charming, Beryl McBurnie was born in Trinidad and went to New York in the early 1940s to study dance and drama. She also made a name for herself as a dancer and singer, Belle Rosette. But she turned her back on the bright lights to return to Trinidad. There she …
Una Marson
Inbunden, 2019
313 kr
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Una Marson's work embodied anti-colonialism, anti-racism, feminism, class politics and pan-Africanism in the first half of the twentieth century. Her poetry and dramatic work symbolically ushered in a new era in Jamaica's literary landscape and her efforts in championing early Jamaican literature, …
Una Marson
Häftad, 2019
172 kr
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Una Marson's work embodied anti-colonialism, anti-racism, feminism, class politics and pan-Africanism in the first half of the twentieth century. Her poetry and dramatic work symbolically ushered in a new era in Jamaica's literary landscape and her efforts in championing early Jamaican literature, …
Lucille Mathurin Mair
Häftad, 2020
172 kr
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Lucille Mathurin Mair (née Walrond) made a mammoth contribution to women in Jamaica and across the world. In this biography, Verene Shepherd traces Mair's evolving ideology through her roles as professional historian, wife, mother, mentor, diplomat, national and international civil servant, …
Stuart Hall
Av Annie Paul
Häftad, 2020
172 kr
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A pioneer in the field of cultural studies, Stuart Hall produced an impressive body of work on the relationship between culture and power. His contributions to critical theory and the study of politics, culture, communication, media, race, diaspora and postcolonialism made him one of the great …
Aimé Césaire
Häftad, 2021
172 kr
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This brief biography looks at one of the most influential writers from the francophone Caribbean. Aimé Césaire was a poet, playwright and politician, who, along with Léon-Gontran Damas from French Guiana and Léopold Senghor of Senegal, founded the Negritude movement in the 1930s. The men had come …
Walter Rodney
Av Rupert Lewis
Häftad, 2024
172 kr
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Among the critical questions that Rodney dealt with whether he was in Tanzania, Jamaica or his native Guyana (formerly British Guiana) was the character of the postcolonial state and its relationship with the working people. It is his engagement with politics that guided his research into African …
Richie Richardson
Häftad, 2024
172 kr
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Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson, aka Richie Richardson, is a new addition to the University of the West Indies Press’s Caribbean Biography Series. The Series is uniquely placed to provide readers with an insight into the life and works of Caribbean icons who have profoundly shaped our culture and …
Calypso Rose
Häftad, 2026
172 kr
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Calypso Rose tells the riveting story of Linda McCartha Monica Sandy-Lewis, the trailblazing Trinidadian Queen of Calypso whose voice redefined Caribbean music. This book captures the unstoppable rise of a woman who broke through the male-dominated calypso world to claim titles once reserved only …
Caribbean Biography Series Boxed Set
Av Funso Aiyejina, Edward Baugh m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1370 kr
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The Caribbean Biography Series from the University of the West Indies Press celebrates and emorializes the architects of Caribbean culture. The series aims to introduce general readers to those individuals who have made sterling contributions to the region in their chosen field – literature, the …
Aimé Césaire
Häftad, 2021
304 kr
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This brief biography looks at one of the most influential writers from the francophone Caribbean. Aimé Césaire was a poet, playwright and politician, who, along with Léon-Gontran Damas from French Guiana and Léopold Senghor of Senegal, founded the Negritude movement in the 1930s. The men had come …
