Introduction to Caribbean Politics: Text and Readings - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9766370494 ISBN 13 : 9789766370497

Editeur : Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica, 2002

Synopsis

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9766370494
• ISBN 13: 9789766370497
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 370
• Éditeur: Barrow-Giles Cynthia
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible