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Book 2010

Empire and nation-building in the Caribbean

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Publisher
Manchester University Press
Language
English
Published
2010
  • Politics and government
  • Women in development
  • Decolonization
  • Nation-building
  • Foreign relations
  • History

This book examines the processes of national building in the British West Indies. It argues that nation building was a more complex and messy affair, involving women and men in a range of social and cultural activities, in a variety of migratory settings, within a unique geo-political context.