Black Power in the Caribbean - by Kate Quinn (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Black Power studies have been dominated by the North American story, but after decades of scholarly neglect, the growth of "New Black Power Studies" has revitalized the field. Central to the current agenda are a critique of the narrow domestic lens through which U.S. Black Power has been viewed and a call for greater attention to international and transnational dimensions of the movement. Black Power in the Caribbean highlights the unique origins and causes of Black Power mobilization in the Caribbean and its relationship to Black Power in the United States, ultimately situation the historical roots and modern legacies of the movement in a wider, international context.

Review Quotes

"Strives toward a better understanding of the big questions of social justice and the role of marginalized populations in historic struggles for change and transformation not only in the Caribbean but also throughout the globe."--American Historical Review


"The contributions to this volume give valuable insights into many facets of 1960s and 1970s Caribbean radicalism."--International Review of Social History

About the Author

Kate Quinn, lecturer in Caribbean history at the Institute of the Americas at University College London, is the coeditor of Politics and Power in Haiti.