{"product_id":"history-matters-reassembling-the-fragments-of-a-contested-past-in-honour-of-bridget-brereton-9789766409869","title":"History Matters: Reassembling the Fragments of a Contested Past - In Honour of Bridget Brereton","description":"The most consequential Caribbean historian of her\u003cbr\u003egeneration, Bridget Brereton has produced a string of innovative and\u003cbr\u003epath-breaking studies that have had a profound influence on the ways we have\u003cbr\u003ecome to understand many of the major events in the area's history. This Work\u003cbr\u003etips its hat to her contributions, as well as suggests ways to expand on the\u003cbr\u003eresearch agenda she has set. Taking its cue from Brereton, the essays are generally\u003cbr\u003ereader friendly in their exploration of the economic, social, economic, \u003cbr\u003epolitical and cultural history of the area. Brereton's work is always\u003cbr\u003e\"balanced.\" So too are the contributions to this anthology. Complex\u003cbr\u003esocieties, Brereton insists, demand complex histories. These essays do exactly\u003cbr\u003ethat. Like her work, this collection also breaks through old historiographical\u003cbr\u003eboundaries. To its credit, the geographical and thematic coverage is\u003cbr\u003ecomprehensive although, not surprisingly, Trinidad and Tobago attracts a\u003cbr\u003eplurality of interest.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts range and mix make this work one of a kind. There are\u003cbr\u003eother anthologies that cover aspects of the area's history, but nothing as\u003cbr\u003ecomprehensive in its historical and thematic reach. It brings to mind Gordon\u003cbr\u003eLewis's, \u003ci\u003eThe Growth of the Modern West\u003cbr\u003eIndies\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) which for years was basic fare of graduate seminars. Lewis\u003cbr\u003eidentified what he called Caribbean \"characteristics.\" It was a house\u003cbr\u003edivided against itself in which parochial governing elites butted heads against\u003cbr\u003eoutside liberal influences before and after emancipation, a place where status\u003cbr\u003ewas symbolized by skin colour and an area, which with the collapse of King\u003cbr\u003eSugar and emancipation, became a back water until World War II. This work\u003cbr\u003eexpands on many of the same themes reaching beyond Lewis to cover all language\u003cbr\u003eareas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoel, Ronald:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRonald Noel \u003c\/b\u003electures\u003cbr\u003ein the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus. He came into academia after a career in industry which\u003cbr\u003espanned three decades.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePemberton, Rita:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRita Pemberton \u003c\/b\u003eis a former senior lecturer, Head of the Department of History and Deputy Dean, Student Affairs in\u003cbr\u003ethe Faculty of Humanities and Education at The University of the West Indies, \u003cbr\u003eSt Augustine Campus.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCateau, Heather:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eHeather Cateau \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior lecturer in\u003cbr\u003eCaribbean History at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus.\u003cbr\u003eShe has held the positions of Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, \u003cbr\u003eHead of the Department of History and University Dean.","brand":"University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589807014162,"sku":"9789766409869","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b40fa511-455e-4766-9f86-8359de62af13.jpg?v=1756807556","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/history-matters-reassembling-the-fragments-of-a-contested-past-in-honour-of-bridget-brereton-9789766409869","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}