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Honouringthe remarkable career of Professor Hubert Devonish, a leading scholar inlinguistics, language education, and cultural studies, Soundsof Advocacy, Language and Liberation provides a representative spread oflinguistics addressing critical areas of academic and social responsibilitythrough the exploration and analysis of theoretical and sociocultural concerns.Through his tireless research Devonish illuminated the complexities ofCaribbean Creole languages and championed their rightful place in academia andsociety.This festschriftreveals the impact of Devonish's work on linguistic theory, spanningfascinating topics like implosives in Jamaican Creole and the mathematicalconstraints on allowable sentences in Guyanese Creole. The papers contain insightfulanalyses of the relationship between language, education, and culture, including Devonish's groundbreaking work on Creole language literacy and theimportance of promoting multilingualism. Provocative discussions on theintersection of politics, law, and language, shed light on Devonish'sunwavering commitment to social justice and the empowerment of marginalisedcommunities. Morethan just a collection of academic contributions, Sounds of Advocacy serves as a tribute to Professor Devonish'sdedication to intellectual inquiry, social justice, and the advancement ofCaribbean languages and cultures.

Unlock the secrets of sustainable Caribbeantourism in Sun Lust to Sun Plus: Niche Tourism in the Caribbean, a comprehensiveoverview of niche tourism development strategies that are restructuring theparadisiacal destinations of the Caribbean. Discover how the small islanddeveloping states (SIDS) of the Caribbean are redefining their approach totourism, moving from traditional mass tourism, the "Sun Lust" of the past, to amore sustainable and diverse model, the "Sun Plus" of the present and future. Through an exploration of existing andpotential tourism niches in the region, Accola Lewis-Cameron and Leslie-AnnJordan-Miller lead an impressive group of scholars who, through case studiesand analyses of various niche tourism products, highlight the uniqueopportunities and challenges facing SIDS in the Caribbean and providerecommendations for creating a more resilient and sustainable industry. While each chapter in this edited volume offersa unique perspective, they collectively provide a complete understanding ofniche tourism's role in bolstering and sustaining a vibrant and dynamic Caribbeantourism offer. Explore the concept of music tourism in Trinidad and the role ofslow food in culinary tourism in the Caribbean. Dive into the challenges andopportunities of cruise tourism in Cozumel and the promise of medical tourismin the Cayman Islands. Uncover the potential of sustainable ecotourism inDominica as a post-COVID-19 recovery strategy, and uncover the potential ofeducational tourism in Grenada as a socio-economic force. The final chapters conclude with a clarioncall for further tourism diversification away from the Caribbean's traditional 3S product offering (sun, sea and sand) and for the introduction of a scorecardapproach to ensure that the future of tourism in these tropical paradises isrobust and sustainable. From a reading of this collection, academics, students andpractitioners will gain invaluable insights and best practices that bridge thegap between tourism management theory and its application.

In the wake of pervasive global challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean stands at a critical point in its economic development. Development and Diplomacy: Resetting Caribbean Policy Analysis in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic is an illuminating exploration of the region's need to recalibrate and reshape its developmental policy strategy.Under the stewardship of Winston Dookeran and Dr M. Raymond Izarali, the volume embarks on a comprehensive examination of the frontiers in economic policy analysis: convergence, complexity, competitiveness, and the circular economy. These frontiers, often discussed in isolation, collectively establish the theoretical framework for the World Economic Forum's "The Great Reset Initiative", aimed at rebuilding a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive world following the pandemic.Thought-provoking chapters - written by scholars and practitioners both within and beyond the region - span issues such as the challenges facing small island states, the adequacy of orthodox growth models, regional advances in policy structures, liberalism, investment and capital flows, and health diplomacy to name a few and encapsulate a multidisciplinary approach. This approach expertly weaves together the disciplines of economics, politics, and diplomacy to forge not only a holistic understanding of Caribbean policy dynamics but also forge a clear path to translating research findings into actionable policy insights, which could propel the Caribbean towards a future of renewed prosperity and shared success.Development and Diplomacy is a sequel to previous publications, such as Winston Dookeran's Power, Politics and Performance: A Partnership Approach for Development (2012); Crisis and Promise in the Caribbean: Politics and Convergence (2015); The Caribbean on the Edge: The Political Stress of Stability, Equality, and Diplomacy (2022) and Dookeran and Carlos Elias's Shifting the Frontiers: An Action Framework for the Future of the Caribbean (2016). This volume is poised to empower professors and students in the field of development studies, policy leaders and practitioners within agencies, and the voices of citizens and advocates shaping public discourse.

In PoliticalClientelism and Democracy in Belize: From My Hand to Yours, Dylan Vernon revisits the modern politicalhistory of Belize from 1954 to 2013 through the unique analytic lens of theoften unspoken but ubiquitous political clientelism, in which politiciansprovide resources and services to people in return for political support.Presenting Belize as an illustrative and critical case of rampant and damagingpolitical clientelism in the Commonwealth Caribbean, Vernon methodicallyexamines how clientelist politics took root in Belize during the nationalistperiod and why it expanded exponentially after independence in 1981. Heexplores and exposes the varied interactions between the widespread day-to-daypractices of entrenched clientelist politics, the multiple actors involved and, importantly, the deleterious implications for the quality of democracy andpeople's livelihoods. Based on meticulous qualitative research, including in-depth interviews with Belizean political leaders and citizens, Vernon convincingly illustrates that even as the thousands of weekly informal politician/constituent transactions are essentially rational choices that have some short-term benefits for individuals - and especially the poor - collectively they spawn damaging macro-political and economic consequences for small developing states. Electoral democracy is tarnished, public resources are wasted, more politicians become clients of wealthy donors and political corruption is facilitated. As a parallel but unofficial social welfare system embeds itself at the constituency level, politicians and citizens alike have become trapped in a thorny web of mutual clientelist dependency.

In this impressive first collection of short stories, HazelSimmons-McDonald presents a deft exploration of class, of how values are shapedby religion, and of the tensions that undergird family life. She makes a placefor voices hitherto not heard and creates characters who closely guard thesecrets of their hearts but who through her narrative dexterity come toexperience moments of truth and clarity of memory. Simmons-McDonald'senergetic prose not only captures the polylinguistic character of St Luciansociety but it also creates a space for the exploration of an Eastern Caribbeanbrand of magical realism. With polished assurance, sheweaves folk beliefs into the fabric of her stories, creating memorable tales markedby notes of sadness yet balanced by tenderness and joy. Simmons-McDonaldtakes the reader on a journey where the familiar and the unfamiliar sit side byside, where the spirit world is always present, and where at all times we arereminded of the universal reach of love and hope. "I cannot think of a single work with such a wide andcomplex appeal. While many West Indian writers . . . explore the same worlds asHazel Simmons-McDonald, none of them bring out the issues of childhood andfamily intertwined with religious, environmental, and social conditions withsuch surgical grace. The calmness of the style leads the reader into worlds ofjoy, or pain and horror made visible and bearable by the calculated moderation, exactitude, and poignancy of the diction."--JeanD'Costa, Leavenworth Professor of English Emerita, Hamilton College

Presents the final instalment of research and analysis by one of the Caribbean's foremost historians. In this volume, Eric Williams reflects on the institution of slavery from the ancient period in Europe down to New World African Slavery. The book also includes other forms of bondage which followed slavery.

Una Marson's work embodied anti-colonialism, anti-racism, feminism, class politics and pan-Africanism in the first half of the twentieth century. Her poetry and drama symbolically ushered in a new era in Jamaica's literary landscape. She did not frame her work around a single cause but was mindful of the multiple intersections of oppression.

Artistically, Beryl McBurnie's work influenced dancers throughout the Caribbean and beyond. She also devoted years to building the Little Carib Theatre. This book portrays the woman, explores the influences that shaped McBurnie and those whom she influenced in turn, and tells of her struggle to realize a vision she nurtured for decades.

In this wide-ranging study, Stephen Stuempfle explores the transformation of the landscape (material environment) of Port of Spain from the cocoa boom era at the turn of the twentieth century through Trinidad and Tobago's independence from Britain in 1962.

Buttressed by historical documentary sources, and by painstaking linguistic researches, Maureen Warner-Lewis offers a re-issue and thematic expansion of her classic collection of essays on the forced and voluntary migration to Trinidad of West and West-Central Africans during the 1800s, extending through both the slavery and post-emancipation eras.

Provides a comprehensive, well-researched and up-to-date discussion of the local and international health communication literature and provides a theoretical and practical framework for teaching health and/or medical communication skills.

In an era when baskets served as basic containers for gathering, transporting, and storing goods, many settlers in the Central and Southern Appalachian mountain region found white oak the best material for basketmaking. This book surveys the varied forms and techniques that evolved as basketmakers selected, prepared, and wove this wood. The authors display special appreciation of white oak basketry as an important dimension of regional material culture. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, including interviews with traditional basketmakers in the Central Appalachian region, Rachel Law and Cynthia Taylor establish a framework for classifying, comparing, and identifying Appalachian basketry forms. In demonstrating how details of basket construction, technique, and style can be linked to specific makers, regions, and ethnic traditions, the authors have created a resource essential for cultural historians, collectors, and craftspeople. The three major types of white oak baskets--rib, rod, and split--are carefully delineated in this study. Oak rodwork, which previously has received little attention, is extensively treated here as a specifically American adaptation of European willow basketmaking. For all three major types, this volume details construction techniques for numerous variants, using copious illustrations and clear explanatory text.

Reconstructs a biography of enslaved Archibald Monteath, an Igbo, who was brought to Jamaica around 1802, became active in the Moravian Church and later purchased his freedom. This book explores the sociology of slavery from 1750 to the 1860s through Monteath's biography.