Empire and nation-building in the Caribbean Barbados, 1937-66 / Mary Chamberlain.

Author/creator Chamberlain, Mary, 1947-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoManchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
Descriptionxii, 216 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Decolonization--Barbados.
Nation-building--Barbados.
Women in development--Barbados.
Barbados--Politics and government. --20th century.
Barbados--History. --20th century.
Barbados--Foreign relations. --Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations. --Barbados.

SeriesStudies in imperialism
Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England) ^A231036
Contents Introduction -- The 'romance' of foreign: distance, perspective and an inclusive nationhood -- The exigencies of 'home': Barbadian poverty and British nation-building -- Gender and the moral economy -- Race, nation and the politics of memory -- 'A common language of the spirit': cultural awakenings and national belongings -- From diffidence to desperation: the British, the Americans, the war and the move to Federation -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 196-212) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010284540
ISBN9780719078767 (hbk.)
ISBN0719078768 (hbk.)

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