{"product_id":"african-and-caribbean-politics-9780860918844","title":"African and Caribbean Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Manning Marable | Manning Marrable\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Verso\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Verso\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Africa - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat explains the proliferation of authoritarian regimes some calling themselves socialist in contemporary African and Caribbean politics?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of America s leading black scholars assesses the historical and social forces that have undermined democracy and social reform in the societies of Africa and its diaspora. In a brilliant historical sketch of the evolution of revolutionary nationalism, Marable illustrates how the legacies of slavery, forced labor and colonialism have combined to stunt the development of popular self-representation. Considering in detail the key cases of Ghana and Guyana, he explains why mass anti-colonial movements eventually decayed into personalistic and repressive cults around Nkrumah and Burnham.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe core of the book is an impassioned and searching analysis of the tragic self-destruction of the Grenadian Revolution in 1983. Increasing reliance on a corrupted democratic centralism within the New Jewel Movement led to its violent implosion followed by Reagan s invasion. While defending the achievements of the martyred Bishop regime, Marable argues that African and Caribbean socialism must find new commitments to egalitarian democracy and pluralism.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892540489879,"sku":"9780860918844","price":3093.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780860918844.webp?v=1781187408","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/african-and-caribbean-politics-9780860918844","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}