Problem of Freedom - Race, Labor, and Politics in Jamaica and Britain, 1832-1938

"Holt greatly extends and deepens our understanding of the emancipation experience when, for just over a century, the people of Jamaica struggled to achieve their own vision of freedom and autonomy against powerful conservative forces."-David Barry Gaspar.

Info autore

Thomas C. Holt is the James Westfall Thompson Professor of American History at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Black over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina during Reconstruction.

Riassunto

"A spirited and absorbing history of emancipation, oppression, and rebellion in the British empire."--C. Vann Woodward. "Holt greatly extends and deepens our understanding of the emancipation experience when, for just over a century, the people of Jamaica struggled to achieve their own vision of freedom and autonomy against powerful conservative forces."--David Barry Gaspar.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thomas C. Holt
• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.12.1991
• EAN: 9780801842917
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-4291-7
• Pagine: 552
• Serie: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlan; Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture; Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlan
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Jamaica, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social issues & processes, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Sociology: work & labour, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social and ethical issues, Human rights, civil rights, Sociology: work and labour, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General