Description
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking history of Communist organisations and struggle in the Caribbean, focusing on women, peasants of colour and black workers.
Trade Review'An essential book for those who want to understand the democratic history of the world, of how ordinary people lived extraordinary lives to fight for a just and true society' -- Vijay Prashad, author of The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World
'In this ambitious and original study, Margaret Stevens uncovers networks of working class organization forged against racism, colonialism, and capitalism. Sharply argued and passionately written, Stevens compels us to both study and strive towards a bold radical vision of international solidarity' -- Christina Heatherton, Assistant Professor of American Studies, Barnard College
'Recommended' -- CHOICE
Table of ContentsList of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Bolshevism in Caribbean Context
1. The Dark World of 1919
2. Hands Off Haiti!
3. El Dorado Sees Red
Part II: Two Steps Forward
4. Every Country Has a Scottsboro
5. The ‘Black Belt’ Turned South and Eastward
Part III: Race, Nation and the Uneven Development of the Popular Front
6. The Temperament of the Age
7. Good Neighbors and Popular Fronts
8. Of ‘Dogs, Hogs and Haitians’
Notes
Index
