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- Caribbean Visionary: A. R. F. Webber and the Making of the Guyanese Nation
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- 2009
- Published by: University Press of Mississippi
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Caribbean Visionary: A. R. F. Webber and the Making of the Guyanese Nation traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator, and novelist. Using Webber as a lens, the book outlines the Guyanese struggle for justice and equality in an age of colonialism, imperialism, and indentureship. In this fascinating work, Selwyn R. Cudjoe examines Webber's emergence from the interior of Guyana to become a major presence in Caribbean politics. Caribbean Visionary examines Webber's insightful novel, Those That Be in Bondage, his travel writings, and his poetry. The book chronicles his formation of the West Indian Press Association, his work on British Guiana's constitution, and his championing of its people's causes. Cudjoe studies Webber's work with the British Guiana Labour Union to improve the conditions of the Guyanese working people and Webber's authorship of the Centenary History and Handbook of British Guiana. An important addition to Caribbean intellectual history, Caribbean Visionary is an indispensable work for scholars interested in the region's literature, political science, and economic thought. It is also an invaluable resource for those who wish to understand the genesis of contemporary Guyana and the English-speaking Caribbean.
Table of Contents
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- Abbreviations
- p. xi
- Note on Nomenclature
- p. xiii
- Introduction
- pp. 3-14
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Webber: A Traveling Man
- pp. 89-102
- CHAPTER EIGHT: The Quest for Self-Government
- pp. 103-117
- CHAPTER TEN: Exploring New Worlds
- pp. 137-151
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Patriot and Businessman
- pp. 152-166
- CHAPTER TWELVE: Webber: A Keynesian
- pp. 167-185
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Ideology, Race, Celebrity
- pp. 215-224
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: A Devoted West Indian Son
- pp. 225-232
- Bibliography
- pp. 265-270
Additional Information
ISBN
9781604733327
Related ISBN(s)
9781604731064
MARC Record
OCLC
506068275
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No