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Timm, Birte,

Nationalists abroad : the Jamaica Progressive League and the foundations of Jamaican independence / Birte Timm. - xxxviii, 459 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-447) and index.

Origins of the movement for self-government. Nationalism in Jamaica before 1936 -- Origins of the Jamaica Progressive Leave -- History and influence of the Jamaica Progressive League. Founding and first reactions -- Stretching out: A local branch in Kingston -- Implementing demands for self-government -- Alternative strategies for self-government during the second world war -- Reassuming the struggle for independence in Jamaica -- Opposing the West Indies Federation.

ISBN: 9766378657 9789766378653

LCCN: 2016514434

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB7D4857 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017971440 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Jamaica Progressive League--History.
Jamaica Progressive League.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
To 1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Decolonization--History--Jamaica--20th century.
Autonomy and independence movements.
Decolonization.
Politics and government.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Jamaica--History--To 1962.
Jamaica--Politics and government--To 1962.
Jamaica--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
Jamaica.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: HS2353.J363 / T56 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 369.272920973