| Description |
1 online resource (502 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1. Blockade and Trade -- 1. A Dance with Death: Labour Problems and the Sugar Crisis of World War II in Trinidad -- 2. The Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Sea Frontier during the Nazi U-Boat Campaign of 1941-1943 -- 3. Inversing Dependence: The Dutch Antilles, Suriname and the Desperate Netherlands during World War II -- 4. War, Food and Security: Feeding Trinidad and Tobago in Wartime, 1939-1945 -- Part 2. Imperialism and Interventionism |
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5. The French Caribbean in World War II: Upheavals, Repression and Resistance -- 6. St Lucia and the "Time of the Americans" -- 7. The Exchange: Imperialism and the Impact of World War II on Trinidad and Tobago -- 8. World War II and Antigua's Sugar Industry -- 9. Body Politics of Puerto Rican Participation in the US Military during World War II -- Part 3. Engagement and Displacement -- 10. European Refugees in the Wider Caribbean in the Context of World War II -- 11. Jamaica: Fixed-Term Haven and Holding Tank during World War II |
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12. Bodies in Conflict: Policing Sexual Liaisons in Jamaica during World War II -- 13. Ravages and Rejuvenation: World War II and Public Health in the British Caribbean -- 14. Volunteerism during World War II: Trinidadian Women Mobilize in Time of War -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Contributors |
| Summary |
World War II and the Caribbean focuses on one of the most exciting periods in the history of the region as the Caribbean territories faced incredible upheaval and opportunity during the war years |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Caribbean Area
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World War, 1939-1945 -- West Indies
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| SUBJECT |
West Indies -- History, Military
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Caribbean Area -- History -- 1810-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88001304
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Caribbean Area -- History -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88001305
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West Indies -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146196
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McCollin, Debbie
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Bean, Dalea
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Brereton, Bridget
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Burrows, Geoff
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Cwik, Christian
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Devaux, Robert
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Ellis, Guy
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Francis, Lovell
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Francis-Brown, Suzanne
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| ISBN |
976640626X |
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9789766406264 |
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