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Book Synopsis
This original and exciting book examines the processes of nation building in the British West Indies. -- .

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The ‘romance’ of foreign: distance, perspective and an inclusive nationhood
3. The exigencies of ‘home’: Barbadian poverty and British nation-building
4. Gender and the moral economy
5. Race, nation and the politics of memory
6. A common language of the spirit’: cultural awakenings and national belongings
7. From diffidence to desperation: the British, the Americans, the war and the move to Federation
8. Conclusion
Bibliography
Tables
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719078767, 978-0719078767
      ISBN10: 0719078768

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This original and exciting book examines the processes of nation building in the British West Indies. -- .

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements
      1. Introduction
      2. The ‘romance’ of foreign: distance, perspective and an inclusive nationhood
      3. The exigencies of ‘home’: Barbadian poverty and British nation-building
      4. Gender and the moral economy
      5. Race, nation and the politics of memory
      6. A common language of the spirit’: cultural awakenings and national belongings
      7. From diffidence to desperation: the British, the Americans, the war and the move to Federation
      8. Conclusion
      Bibliography
      Tables
      Index

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