Introduction -- The 'romance' of foreign: distance, perspective and an inclusive nationhood -- The exigencies of 'home': Barbadian poverty and British nation-building -- Gender and the moral economy -- Race, nation and the politics of memory -- 'A common language of the spirit': cultural awakenings and national belongings -- From diffidence to desperation: the British, the Americans, the war and the move to Federation -- Conclusion.
Bibliography (note)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-212) and index.
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Author
Chamberlain, Mary, 1947-
Title
Empire and nation-building in the Caribbean [electronic resource] : Barbados, 1937-66 / Mary Chamberlain.
Imprint
Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series
Studies in imperialism
Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-212) and index.