Research Catalog

Title

Tim Hector : a Caribbean radical's story / Paul Buhle.

Author

Buhle, Paul, 1944-

Publication

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2006.

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Details

Description

viii, 272 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "Biographer Paul Buhle traces Hector's intellectual development, and explores how the editor-activist's political philosophy evolved from an early island nationalism and militant Marxism into an embrace of democratic self-determination and of political union in a future Caribbean nation. Hector's Afro-Caribbean Liberation Movement labored to make Black Nationalism into a generous vision of collective pride and historical destiny, with no one excluded. His trials and travails - loss of a teaching career, arrests, destruction of his printing press, the murder of his wife, betrayal by the political leaders he supported - were frankly revealed in his columns."
• "Hector's life and work offer a saga of Caribbean achievement and anxiety, at once racial, political, economic, and ecological. Through the lens of Hector, Buhle gives the reader insight into the radical movements in the British West Indies. Hector's story unfolds in a region full of turmoil, but also full of promise."--Jacket.
• "Tim Hector (1942-2002) played many roles - political philosopher, educator, literary and music critic, cricket administrator, political leader, and newspaper editor. Best known for his editorship of the newspaper Outlet and his co-founding of the Afro-Caribbean Liberation Movement, Hector struggled for the independence of his native island, Antigua. As a disciple of C.L.R. James, he was one of the Pan-African movement's most vital figures, and his regular column "Fan the Flame" in Outlet was followed avidly throughout the Caribbean. His insights into regional history, politics, cricket, literature were eagerly awaited."

Subject

• Antigua and Barbuda > History > 20th century
• Caribbean Area > History > 20th century
• Hector, Tim

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-259) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Caribbean context -- What makes Antigua different? -- Independence and neocolonialism -- The great moment passed by -- Beyond tragedy.

ISBN

• 1578068517 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9781578068517

LCCN

^^2006002050

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library