Michael Manley and Jamaican Democracy, 1972-1980 - The Word Is Love

Informationen zum Autor F. S. J. Ledgister is associate professor of political science at Clark Atlanta University. Klappentext This book examinesMichael Manley's government in Jamaica in the 1970s which featured an attempt to promote social and economic democracy on an egalitarian foundation. Many of his ideas have been revived in the early twenty-first century by the Occupy Movement, reflecting the continued relevance of his ideals and efforts. Zusammenfassung This book examines Michael Manley's government in Jamaica in the 1970s which featured an attempt to promote social and economic democracy on an egalitarian foundation. Many of his ideas have been revived in the early twenty-first century by the Occupy Movement! reflecting the continued relevance of his ideals and efforts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Michael Manley and Jamaican Democracy Chapter 2: The Politics of ChangeChapter 3: A Voice at the Workplace and Jamaica's Democratic DevelopmentChapter 4: Revolutionising Democracy in 1970s Jamaica: D.K. Duncan and the quest for a better worldChapter 5: Edward Seaga and the Question of Leveling: Seeing Manley from the Other SideChapter 6: A Great Perhaps: Michael Manley's Struggle in the Periphery and Jamaican democracyChapter 7: Conclusion: Justice, Peace, and Love

Product details

• Authors: F. S. Ledgister, F. S. J. Ledgister, F.s.j. Ledgister
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.06.2014
• EAN: 9780739190272
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9027-2
• No. of pages: 142
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Jamaica, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political structures: democracy