As Premier of British Guiana, Forbes Burnham led the country to independence in 1966 and spent two decades as its head of state. This biography examines how he rose to power by combining nationalist rhetoric, socialist policies, and Pan-Africanist philosophies, leading to a rule that was frequently dictatorial and corrupt, yet also sometimes surprisingly progressive.
As Premier of British Guiana, Forbes Burnham led the country to independence in 1966 and spent two decades as its head of state. This biography examines how he rose to power by combining nationalist rhetoric, socialist policies, and Pan-Africanist philosophies, leading to a rule that was frequently dictatorial and corrupt, yet also sometimes surprisingly progressive. Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
LINDEN F. LEWIS is a professor emeritus of sociology at Bucknell University. Coauthor of the book Caribbean Masala: Indian Identity in Guyana and Trinidad, he has also edited the collections Color, Hair and Bone: Race in the Twenty-First Century, The Culture of Gender and Sexuality in the Caribbean, and Caribbean Sovereignty, Development and Democracy in an Age of Globalization.
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ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION 1 FORBES BURNHAM The Making of a Postcolonial Caribbean Leader 2 BRITISH GUIANA The Genesis of the Postcolonial Struggle 3 IMPERIAL OBSTRUCTION AND BURNHAM’S DESIGN ON POLITICAL LEADERSHIP 4 THE CONSOLIDATION OF POWER 5 FRONTIERS OF DYSTOPIA AND THE CRISIS OF CHARISMA 6 THE DEMISE OF THE COMRADE LEADER 7 AN AMBIVALENT LEGACY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES BIBLIOGRPAHY INDEX Photo gallery follows page
ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION 1 FORBES BURNHAM The Making of a Postcolonial Caribbean Leader 2 BRITISH GUIANA The Genesis of the Postcolonial Struggle 3 IMPERIAL OBSTRUCTION AND BURNHAM’S DESIGN ON POLITICAL LEADERSHIP 4 THE CONSOLIDATION OF POWER 5 FRONTIERS OF DYSTOPIA AND THE CRISIS OF CHARISMA 6 THE DEMISE OF THE COMRADE LEADER 7 AN AMBIVALENT LEGACY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES BIBLIOGRPAHY INDEX Photo gallery follows page
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