Great House Rules Landless Emancipation and Workers' Protest in Barbados |
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| Author:
| Beckles, Hilary |
| ISBN: | 978-976-637-085-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2004 |
| Publisher: | Ian Randle Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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When Emancipation came in 1938, Blacks in Barbados imagined that the terms of their everyday lives would undergo radical change. Instead their conditions of life and work remained largely unchanged. This is the story of this post-Emancipation betrayal; it is also a narration of how these Blacks prepared for persistent resistance and civil war to get genuine Emancipation.
When Emancipation came in 1938, Blacks in Barbados imagined that the terms of their everyday lives would undergo radical change. Instead their conditions of life and work remained largely unchanged. This is the story of this post-Emancipation betrayal; it is also a narration of how these Blacks prepared for persistent resistance and civil war to get genuine Emancipation.