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Colin Palmer, one of the foremost chroniclers of twentieth-century British and U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean, tells the story of British Guiana's struggle for independence. At the centre of the story is Cheddi Jagan, who was the colony's first premier following the institution of universal adult suffrage in 1953.

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Remarkable, well written, and skillfully organized."--American Historical Review
|"Caribbeanists and scholars of empire will find this a bracing account of colonialism's denouement in British Guiana. Its prose is fluid and enjoyable, its insights many and penetrating." --Journal of American History

Cheddi Jagan and the Politics of Power

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      Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
      Publication Date: 1/1/2014 12:02:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781469615011, 978-1469615011
      ISBN10: 1469615010

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Colin Palmer, one of the foremost chroniclers of twentieth-century British and U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean, tells the story of British Guiana's struggle for independence. At the centre of the story is Cheddi Jagan, who was the colony's first premier following the institution of universal adult suffrage in 1953.

      Trade Review
      Remarkable, well written, and skillfully organized."--American Historical Review
      |"Caribbeanists and scholars of empire will find this a bracing account of colonialism's denouement in British Guiana. Its prose is fluid and enjoyable, its insights many and penetrating." --Journal of American History

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