Enjoying Power
Eugenia Charles and Political Leadership in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Published on 30. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
322 pages
978-976-640-191-7 (ISBN)
Description
Dame Eugenia Charles was the female prime minister in the Caribbean. The nine essays in this book capture critical elements of her life and times and her motivations as prime minister of Dominica. She was at once feared, vilified and admired, even by her friends, yet all she ever did, as considered by her, was to act for her country within the best traditions of a social and political conservatism. The contributors, even when they are at their most critical, reveal a grudging admiration for her as a purpose-driven female leader, who never acted out of malice or vindictiveness. Dame Mary Eugenia Charles is portrayed as an unselfish but strong-willed prime minister, who politically settled her country after a period of difficult internal problems and crises.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Kingston
Jamaica
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps, ports.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-976-640-191-7 (9789766401917)
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Persons
Eudine Barriteau is Professor of Gender and Public Policy, and Head of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, Barbados. Alan Cobley is Professor of South African and Comparative History, University of the West Indies, Barbados.