Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean
Published on 17. April 2024
Book
Hardback
226 pages
978-1-6669-4397-9 (ISBN)
Description
Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean is a collection of critical perspectives on independence and the legacies of colonialism in the post-colonial Caribbean. The contributors examine themes relating to culture, identity, gender, nationhood, heritage and historic preservation in the post-independent Caribbean. In a twenty-first century context where calls for reparatory justice for the people of the Caribbean who have been disadvantaged by the effects of colonialism have intensified, this book is quite relevant as some chapters examine colonialism through relics, laws, statues and monuments, while other chapters explore the implications of African enslavement, the role of Indian indentureship, the Federation of the West Indies and the effect of the American based Black Lives Movement on the Caribbean.
Reviews / Votes
Independence, Colonial Relics and Monuments in the Caribbeanhas utilized an interesting approach which serves to bring innovation to examining the historical realities in the Caribbean as they relate to a reexamination of the traditional, generally accepted perspectives and ideologies on identity, culture, nationhood, freedom, identity, gender, nationalism, colonization, and independence. This book is a must-read for academics around the region, and members of the general public who have interest in the path from colonization to present; and the discourse highlighted is an easy read and will allow for introspection, re-conceptualization and the emergence of novel perspectives on the wide range of issues discussed. -- Marlon Anatol, The Anatol Institute of Research and Social SciencesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
19 BW Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
543 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6669-4397-9 (9781666943979)
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Persons
Allison O. Ramsay is lecturer of cultural and heritage studies in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.
Jerome Teelucksingh is senior lecturer of social history in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.
Jerome Teelucksingh is senior lecturer of social history in the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.
Content
Introduction
Allison O. Ramsay and Jerome Teelucksingh
Chapter 1: A Colonial Relic? Trinidad and Tobago and the Trinity Cross
Bridget Brereton
Chapter 2: The "George Floyd Effect" in the Caribbean: Re/Igniting Popular Discourses on Colonial Public Memory
Stanley H. Griffin
Chapter 3: Examining the Contested Heritage Value of Historic Bridgetown in Barbados
Sheron Johnson
Chapter 4: Crossing the Threshold: Exploring the Five Islands' Role in Trinidad's Indian Indentureship Legacy
Ashleigh John Morris
Chapter 5: Monuments to Freedom and Nationhood: Preserving the Heritage of Barbados in Metal and Stone
Allison O. Ramsay
Chapter 6: The Survival of Hinduism through Temples: The Case of the Temple in the Sea, Triveni Mandir, and Brothers Road Hindu Mandir in Trinidad 103
Shaian Albertviii Contents
Chapter 7: "To Be Joined Together in Freedom": Statues, Identity Politics and Agency in the Netherlands Antilles, 1940-1960 125
Margo Groenewoud
Chapter 8: Gender Imbalance in Statues and Building Names in Trinidad and Tobago and at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Danalee Jahgoo
Chapter 9: Codrington College and the Problematic Legacy of Christopher Codrington 159
Lynette Mills
Chapter 10: Independence Undermined from the Beginning:Deconstructing Legal Vestiges of Colonialism
Timothy Affonso
Chapter 11: "A People Can Become a Nation": The West Indies Federation and Jamaican Independence
Renee A. Nelson
Allison O. Ramsay and Jerome Teelucksingh
Chapter 1: A Colonial Relic? Trinidad and Tobago and the Trinity Cross
Bridget Brereton
Chapter 2: The "George Floyd Effect" in the Caribbean: Re/Igniting Popular Discourses on Colonial Public Memory
Stanley H. Griffin
Chapter 3: Examining the Contested Heritage Value of Historic Bridgetown in Barbados
Sheron Johnson
Chapter 4: Crossing the Threshold: Exploring the Five Islands' Role in Trinidad's Indian Indentureship Legacy
Ashleigh John Morris
Chapter 5: Monuments to Freedom and Nationhood: Preserving the Heritage of Barbados in Metal and Stone
Allison O. Ramsay
Chapter 6: The Survival of Hinduism through Temples: The Case of the Temple in the Sea, Triveni Mandir, and Brothers Road Hindu Mandir in Trinidad 103
Shaian Albertviii Contents
Chapter 7: "To Be Joined Together in Freedom": Statues, Identity Politics and Agency in the Netherlands Antilles, 1940-1960 125
Margo Groenewoud
Chapter 8: Gender Imbalance in Statues and Building Names in Trinidad and Tobago and at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Danalee Jahgoo
Chapter 9: Codrington College and the Problematic Legacy of Christopher Codrington 159
Lynette Mills
Chapter 10: Independence Undermined from the Beginning:Deconstructing Legal Vestiges of Colonialism
Timothy Affonso
Chapter 11: "A People Can Become a Nation": The West Indies Federation and Jamaican Independence
Renee A. Nelson