Caribbean visionary : A.R.F. Webber and the making of the Guyanese nation /
Cudjoe traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator, and novelist. Using Webber as a lens, it outlines the Guyanese struggle for justice and equality in an age of colonialism, imperialism, and indentureship. The author examines...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2009
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| Series: | Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.)
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Cudjoe traces the life of Albert Raymond Forbes Webber (1880-1932), a distinguished Caribbean scholar, statesman, legislator, and novelist. Using Webber as a lens, it outlines the Guyanese struggle for justice and equality in an age of colonialism, imperialism, and indentureship. The author examines Webber's emergence from the interior of Guyana to become a major presence in Caribbean politics. It chronicles Webber's formation of the West Indian Press Association, his work on British Guiana's constitution, and his championing of its people's causes. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-269) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604733327 1604733322 1282485938 9781282485938 9786612485930 6612485930 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
