Bøger af University Of The West Indies

This book is about the struggles of enslaved Africans in the Americas who achieved freedom through flight and the establishment of Maroon communities in the face of overwhelming military odds on the part of the slaveholders.

Following the abolition of slavery in the Caribbean, a concerted effort was made to replace enslaved labour with indentured Indian labour. This is the story of one Indian woman's tragic experience in trying to immigrate to the Caribbean in the 19th century.

A critical appreciation of the work of Derek Walcott's Caribbean phase (1946-81). It examines Walcott's use of metaphor, by which he focuses on the juxtaposition of his concern with a regional history of negation and his immersion in the Western literary and cultural tradition of the colonizer.

Based on actual experiences from the perspectives of both students and teachers, this collection of ethnographic research articles provides a close-up view of Jamaican schools and classrooms.

A comprehensive study of elements of child law in the Commonwealth Caribbean. It covers legitimacy, status of children legislation, parental rights, maintenance, family provision and succession to property, custody, adoption and care and protection issues.

A study of policing and citizen-state relations in Jamaica. It examines the extent and sources of police ineffectiveness in controlling crime; assesses the quality of justice and declining public confidence in the criminal justice system; and analyzes police reform efforts.

A description of the period in Jamaica's history that follows the abolition of slavery, up to the introduction of universal adult suffrage. The author analyzes the social, intellectual and political history of the era, including health, law, labour, and the ideas of the black intelligentsia.

A study of governmental slaves in Berbice from 1803 to 1831. The author illustrates that the imperial government arrived at the general abolition of slavery throughout its colonies in a rather ad hoc and piecemeal fashion. He also raises questions about the government's commitment to abolition.