Description
Book SynopsisFocused on the region as a whole and drawing from archives in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana, St. Kitts, Antigua, the U.S. and U.K., this book details the region's impact on the U.S. (particularly on Jim Crow), as it charts the British Empire's retreat in the face of a challenge from Washington.
Trade Review"The reader emerges with a vivid and detailed picture of the tumultuous period in British West Indian history and its global context... Cold War in a Hot Zone is a lively and valuable contribution to the literature on the politics [of the] British West Indies during the mid-twentieth century." -The Journal of Latin American Studies
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1 Early Organizing; 2 Big Islands/Big Problems; 3 The Labor of War; 4 When Labor Organizes; 5 Militant Jamaica; 6 Washington Confronts the West Indies; 7 Labor Will Rule?; 8 Cold War in a Hot Zone; 9 The Left Retreats; 10 Small Islands/Huge Impact; 11 Militant British Guiana; 12 Barbados vs. British Guiana; Conclusion; Epilogue
