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In 1948, the West Indies cricket team beat England at Lord's for the first time. For some, West Indian victories provided a source of self-esteem. Whether they were passionate cricket fans or not, cricket offered some of the growing diaspora an opportunity to express a collective sense of identity. Colin Babb reflects on events which influenced the development of the social impact of cricket on British Caribbean communities from the arrival of...

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From Top Mountain is the story of one man's journey from humble beginnings in the Jamaican countryside, through the challenges of migration and settlement in a racialised environment, to the status of a respected - sometimes controversial - community and religious leader, broadcaster, speaker and writer. While it is aimed at the general reader, From Top Mountain will also appeal to theologians, missiologists, sociologists and historians who ar...

Thinking Outside the Box is a collection of articles, lectures, talks, sermons and presentations that emerge from Bishop Dr Joe Aldred's work as a Black male Christian, a bishop in a Pentecostal church, an ecumenist with Churches Together, a broadcaster, writer, public speaker, and social commentator. His personal reflections address such themes as race, the Bible, the Black Church, progress, ecumenism, politics, preaching, multiculturalism, C...

This is the first volume of Jan Carew's memoirs. In naming this first volume 'Potaro Dreams', Carew draws a parallel between Guyana's Potaro River and the shaping of his young life. Carew's engaging memoir takes the reader from his near-death experience with malaria, into his village life in Agricola and Mocha, a brief turn in New York when his sister was kidnapped and his family's return to British Guiana. Throughout, the reader sees the form...

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Shridath 'Sonny' Ramphal has lived a long and global life. He is a lawyer and international diplomat who rose from humble origins to become a key adviser to Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth of Nations. Leaders from every continent engaged with him as the longest serving Secretary-General of the Commonwealth (1975-1990) and as the only person who served on all the Independent International Commissions that grappled with the world'...

This important biography of Antigua's greatest calypsonian is also an in-depth study of the culture and socio-political history of Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the wider Caribbean. The traditional 'Caribbean song' and its creators are treated with dignity and deep appreciation. The result is an essential and long overdue addition to the study of calypso.

Jamaican-born Necola Hall served in the British Army for more than nine years, and is a veteran of the Second Gulf War. After being turned down by the Army on two occasions, her dogged tenacity and will to succeed eventually led to her acceptance into the Adjutant General Corps. The recollections of her experiences in the military and of her tour of duty in war-torn Iraq make for an inspiring read.

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This title introduces the reader to the political history of Caribbean rum especially within the context of recent political and economic struggles to retain nature, quality and market for the survival of this important spirit.

Illustrated with more than 200 photographic images, Dominica: Nature Island of the Caribbean gives readers a lavish insight into one of the Caribbean's best-kept secrets. Dominica is a virtually unspoilt island whose volcanic peaks rise imposingly from the sea to create a magnificent landscape of forested mountains and river valleys, giving this spectacular island its well-earned reputation as the nature island of the Caribbean.

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Kanpur to Kolkata provides for the first time a comprehensive assessment of labour recruiting operations in a catchment area from where the great majority of Caribbean East Indians originated. Besides its insightful analysis of crucial emigration issues, this book highlights the grief and trauma of emigrants' families left in India. What is most interesting are the personal recollections of returnees with regard to the working and living condi...

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