Life of Captain Cipriani - An Account of British Government in West Indies, With Pamphlet Case

Informationen zum Autor C. L. R. James Klappentext C. L. R. James (1901–1989), a Trinidadian historian, political activist, and writer, is the author of The Black Jacobins, an influential study of the Haitian Revolution. His play Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History and his now-classic book on sport and culture, Beyond a Boundary, are both published by Duke University Press.Bridget Brereton is Emerita Professor of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction / Bridget Brereton 1 The Life of Captain Cipriani: An Account of British Government in the West Indies Foreword 37 1. The People Concerned 39 2. Early Days 61 3. With the B.W.I.R. 69 4. Captain Cipriani and the Labour Movement 85 5. Captain Cipriani and the Legislative Council 97 6. The Municipality and the Trinidad Electricity Company 121 7. The Divorce Legislation 133 8. Personal 155 The Case for West Indian Self Government 1. The English in the West Indies 169  2. The Governor-in-Executive Council 177 3. The Legislative Council 181 Index 195

Product details

• Authors: C L R James, C. L. R. James
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2014
• EAN: 9780822356394
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-5639-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: The C. L. R. James Archives; The C. L. R. James Archives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous