Title Race, ideology, and the decline of Caribbean Marxism / Anthony P. Maingot

Published Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents Prologue: the modern-conservative society framework -- Eric Williams vs. Juan Bosch: on Caribbean historical fundamentals -- Eric Williams vs. Frank Tannenbaum: on slave laws, slavery systems, and subsequent race relations -- Arturo Morales Carrión vs. Gordon K. Lewis: on United States colonialism in Puerto Rico -- Haiti: the origins of the Caribbean's "terrified consciousness" about race -- Haitian realities and scholarly myths: a counterintuitive analysis -- Two popular theories of Caribbean ideology and race relations: Frantz Fanon's theory of liberating violence and the theory of plantation societies -- C.L.R. James, George Padmore, and the myth of the revolutionary Caribbean -- What type of socialism? Marxists and social democrats vie for leadership -- The failure of socialism and "militarism" in Grenada, 1979-83 -- Transcending race: self-interest and self-determination in the non-independent territories -- Barbados: tradition and modernity in a model small state -- Cuba, the last holdout: "organic" intellectuals defend the revolution by abandoning Marxist-Leninism -- Conclusion: confronting the perilous threats of organized crime and energy dependence Summary In this book, Anthony Maingot examines the contemporary intellectual, social, economic, and cultural trajectories of Caribbean nations in light of the challenges the region as a whole has faced in the postcolonial era. By focusing on changes since the 1990s in the context of intellectual roots and movements of the past, this manuscript helps define the future course of studies in the field with regard to an empirically-valid, coherent assessment of a complex region Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Philosophy, Marxist -- Caribbean Area Communism -- Caribbean Area Socialism -- Caribbean Area Race relations. Black people -- Caribbean Area -- History POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Communism & Socialism. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. Black people Communism Philosophy, Marxist Race relations Social conditions Socialism SUBJECT Caribbean Area -- Race relations Caribbean Area -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85020291 Caribbean Area -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88001300 Subject Caribbean Area Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813055480 0813055482 9780813051345 0813051347

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