9789766370497-9766370494-Introduction to Caribbean Politics: Text and Readings

Introduction to Caribbean Politics: Text and Readings

ISBN-13: 9789766370497
ISBN-10: 9766370494
Author: Cynthia Barrow-Giles
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Downtown Book Center
Format: Paperback 292 pages
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ISBN-13: 9789766370497
ISBN-10: 9766370494
Author: Cynthia Barrow-Giles
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Downtown Book Center
Format: Paperback 292 pages

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Introduction to Caribbean Politics: Text and Readings (ISBN-13: 9789766370497 and ISBN-10: 9766370494), written by authors Cynthia Barrow-Giles, was published by Downtown Book Center in 2010. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Introduction to Caribbean Politics: Text and Readings (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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This is an introductory text for students if Caribbean Politics at the undergraduate level. It provides a broad historical sweep from the slave era to the contemporary period, characterised by issues of structural adjustments and globalisation, and in between, the years of worker revolt and protest. The text is structured and presented around a number of core concepts used to analyse Caribbean politics and political systems. Understanding of each concept is aided and enriched by selected readings from both published works as well as original articles specially commissioned for this book. This student-friendly text contains summaries of the key concepts discussed in each section, questions to test students' understanding, suggestions for further reading and a self-assessment section. Key concepts/issues include: 1. Imperialism, Colonialism, Neo-Colonialism, Re-Colonisation 2. Struggles of the working class people 3. The politics of constitutional decolonisation and the Westminster model 4. Party systems and electoral politic 5. Trade Unionism 6. The Politics of change: alternative development strategies 7. Regional integration

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