Overview
- Addresses crucial issues of the 1960s and 1970s – decolonization, the quest for democracy, styles of economic development, and issues of race, colour, class and culture
- Draws from the author's journals and letters, as well as interviews, during his research in Mexico and the Caribbean
- Includes research and notes on the author's experiences in Jamaica, Trinidad; Haiti, Guyana, Cuba, and Mexico, among other countries
Part of the book series: Studies of the Americas (STAM)
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This book provides a first-hand account of the author’s encounters as a social geographer, based on his field research and travels in Mexico and the Caribbean. The interlocutors of different classes and races introduce the reader to a variety of urban and rural communities, many of them involved in development projects. Two leitmotifs of the 1960s and 1970s recur throughout the volume: decolonization, state formation, and the quest for democracy in the post-colonial societies of Mexico and the Caribbean; and the conditions which were likely to constrain or challenge these developments, quintessentially associated with the 1959 Cuban revolution, the cold war and student radicalism.
Reviews
“This is a fascinating and unusual treatment of this crucial period dealing with the impact of Castro and the Cuban Revolution across the Caribbean region and in Mexico. Clarke does very well in providing a flavour of the period—and of the places he visited and worked on—and the important issues of the day.” (Gad Heuman, Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick, UK)
“This book by Colin Clarke provides an in-depth view of Mexico and the Caribbean by a perceptive field observer during a period of post-colonial upheaval influenced by Marxism, Black Power and student riots. Oxfam’s early work in Haiti and changing race relations in Trinidad are highlighted. The volume offers a valuable baseline for understanding current environmental and political problems.” (Janet Momsen, Emerita Professor of Geography, University of California, Davis, USA)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mexico and the Caribbean Under Castro's Eyes
Book Subtitle: A Journal of Decolonization, State Formation and Democratization
Authors: Colin Clarke
Series Title: Studies of the Americas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77170-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77169-4Published: 25 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08388-5Published: 14 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77170-0Published: 16 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 261
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations
Topics: Latin American Politics, Regional Development, Political Sociology, Cultural Geography, Development and Post-Colonialism