Bonds of empire : West Indians and Britishness from Victoria to decolonization /

This is an examination of how, from 1900 through the 1960s, West Indians employed their British identity both to establish a place for themselves in the British imperial world, and to negotiate the cultural challenges of decolonization as Caribbean peoples.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rush, Anne Spry (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	West Indians > Social life and customs > 20th century. Ethnology > West Indies, British. National characteristics, British. National characteristics, West Indian. West Indies, British > Civilization > 20th century. Antillais > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle. Ethnologie > Antilles britanniques. Britanniques. Antillais. Antilles britanniques > Civilisation > 20e siècle. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Black Studies (Global) SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies. Civilization Ethnology National characteristics, British National characteristics, West Indian West Indians > Social life and customs West Indies > British West Indies 1900-1999 Electronic books.
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Description
Summary:	This is an examination of how, from 1900 through the 1960s, West Indians employed their British identity both to establish a place for themselves in the British imperial world, and to negotiate the cultural challenges of decolonization as Caribbean peoples.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vi, 274 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-262) and index.
ISBN:	9780191618499 0191618497