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Author Ledgister, F. S. J

Title Michael Manley and Jamaican democracy, 1972-1980 : the word is love / F.S.J. Ledgister
Published Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 129 pages)
Contents Michael Manley and Jamaican democracy -- The politics of change -- A voice at the workplace and Jamaica's democratic development -- Revolutionising democracy in 1970s Jamaica : D.K. Duncan and the quest for a better world -- Edward Seaga and the question of leveling : seeing Manley from the other side -- A great perhaps : Michael Manley's struggle in the periphery and Jamaican democracy -- Conclusion : justice, peace, and love
Summary This book examines Michael Manley's government in Jamaica in the 1970s which featured an attempt to promote social and economic democracy on an egalitarian foundation. Many of his ideas have been revived in the early twenty-first century by the Occupy Movement, reflecting the continued relevance of his ideals and efforts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages123-124) and index
Notes English
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Subject Manley, Michael, 1924-1997.
SUBJECT Manley, Michael, 1924-1997 fast
Subject Democracy -- Jamaica -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
Democracy
Politics and government
SUBJECT Jamaica -- Politics and government -- 1962- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069318
Subject Jamaica
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021675980
ISBN 9780739190289
0739190288
9780739190289
9781306875189
1306875188