Caribbean revolutions and revolutionary theory : an assessment of Cuba, Nicaragua and Grenada / Brian Meeks.

By:

Meeks, Brian

Series: Warwick University Caribbean studies | Warwick University Caribbean studiesPublication details: Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2001.Description: viii, 210 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9766401047
9789766401047

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

980.033

LOC classification:

F2183 .M44 2001

Contents:

Introduction: Historical conjuncture and paradigm change -- Revolution as theory -- Cuba: State-building, mass mobilisation and limited disentrenchment -- Nicaragua: Failed revolution or advance to empowerment? -- Grenda: The pitfalls of 'popular' revolution from above -- Conclusion: Post-colonial revolutions from the middle.

Summary: "In this work, Brian Meeks compares the Cuban, Nicaraguan and Grenadian revolutions, using techniques derived from J. S. Mill and perfected by Theda S. Skopol. He emphasises the conditions that facilitated the making of these revolutions, the social forces that led the process in each case, and how these factors came together to affect the extent of popular empowerment in the post-insurrectional landscapes." "Meeks contends that none of these revolutions suggest that there is a predetermined, 'progressive' path which various states must invariably follow. Revolutions may occur as a result of conjuncture, accumulated experience and contingency. Despite the incompleteness and unfulfilled promise of all these revolutions, they suggest, to different degrees, that people have the potential to make history and affect positive changes, if they can learn from the accumulated errors of the past."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.

"In this work, Brian Meeks compares the Cuban, Nicaraguan and Grenadian revolutions, using techniques derived from J. S. Mill and perfected by Theda S. Skopol. He emphasises the conditions that facilitated the making of these revolutions, the social forces that led the process in each case, and how these factors came together to affect the extent of popular empowerment in the post-insurrectional landscapes." "Meeks contends that none of these revolutions suggest that there is a predetermined, 'progressive' path which various states must invariably follow. Revolutions may occur as a result of conjuncture, accumulated experience and contingency. Despite the incompleteness and unfulfilled promise of all these revolutions, they suggest, to different degrees, that people have the potential to make history and affect positive changes, if they can learn from the accumulated errors of the past."--BOOK JACKET.

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