Title Cold War in a hot zone : the United States confronts labor and independence struggles in the British West Indies / Gerald Horne

Published Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (262 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Contents Introduction -- Early organizing -- Big islands/big problems -- The labor of war -- When labor organizes -- Militant Jamaica -- Washington confronts the West Indies -- Will labor rule? -- Cold War in a hot zone -- The left retreats -- Small islands/huge impact -- Militant British Guiana -- Barbados vs. British Guiana -- Conclusion Summary A fresh view of U.S involvement in the British West Indies during the Cold War Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-249) and index Notes Print version record Subject Labor movement -- West Indies, British -- History BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. HISTORY -- General. Autonomy and independence movements Diplomatic relations Labor movement SUBJECT West Indies, British -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements United States -- Foreign relations -- West Indies, British West Indies, British -- Foreign relations -- United States Subject United States West Indies -- British West Indies Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781592136292 159213629X 1281243035 9781281243034

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