TY - BOOK AU - Timm, Birte, TI - Nationalists abroad: the Jamaica Progressive League and the foundations of Jamaican independence SN - 9766378657 AV - HS2353.J363 T56 2016 U1 - 369.272920973 Ja Tim PY - 2016///] CY - Kingston PB - Ian Randle Publishers KW - Jamaica Progressive League KW - History KW - fast KW - Decolonization KW - Jamaica KW - 20th century KW - Autonomy and independence movements KW - Politics and government KW - To 1962 N1 - 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 ER -