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THE CONTEMPORARY CARIBBEAN

ISSUES & CHALLENGES

Year: 2012

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   pp xxvi+439

 

ISBN: 9788175416598(HB)

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About the Book

The book is a collection of rich, insightful analyses by a team of distinguished scholars from around the world providing valuable international, comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives on the most salient issues and challenges of the Caribbean. Conceptualized along the lines of four interrelated rubrics notably, the Caribbean in the international system, economic development and politics, socio-cultural issues, and crime and security in the region the book brings to light emerging themes that are vitally in need of attention in order to position the region on proper coordinates for a progressive and informed future. Some key questions addressed are: How vital is the Caribbean in global affairs today? What is the role of China, India, and the West, respectively, in the Caribbean? What are the social dynamics of ethnic identity for people of East Indian descent in the Caribbean? How has globalization impacted on gender identities/relations? What role do crime and violence play in the contemporary Caribbean? Certainly, the book is of value to under- and post-graduate students of the social sciences, humanities and area studies, not only to get a glimpse but also to gain newer insights on the Caribbean. It will also appeal to the general reader seeking fresh perspectives and updates on the different dimensions and issues of the region.     
 


About Author

Dr. Priti Singh is Assistant Professor in the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dr. Singh teaches courses on foreign policies and political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean countries. Her areas of interest are development, policy and governance of indigenous peoples. Dr. M. Raymond Izarali is a philosopher and Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology at the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. Dr. Izarali is also a founding Fellow and the director of the Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa at the same institution. He specializes in the areas of international crime and justice, globalization, and human rights theory.


Contents

Foreword by Honourable Winston Dookeran vii; Acknowledgements xiii; Introduction xv; Priti Singh; 1. How Many Caribbeans in 2020: Vulnerable? Resilient? Informal? and/or Illegal?; Timothy M. Shaw; 2. The West in the Caribbean; W. Andy Knight; 3. India-Caribbean Relations with Emphasis on Trade and Commerce between India and Trinidad and Tobago; Satnarine Balkaransingh; 4. An Overview of Sino-Caribbean Relations; Wang Guo-An and Nan Yang; 5. The Emerging Economies and Caribbean Development: The Case of Guyana’s Megaprojects; Kalowatie Deonandan; 6. Primacy of Politics in Development and Poverty:   Reduction in the Caribbean; Priti Singh; 7. Caribbean Embassies: Bridging the Gap between the Caribbean Diaspora and the Home Country as Part of an Initiative to Stimulate Growth and Development in the Region ; Samantha C. Joseph, Martin Franklin and Roger Hosein; 8. The Push and Pull Factors of Migration: Why Jamaican Professionals are Leaving Jamaica ; Natasha C. Parkins; 9. Indian Migration to the Caribbean: Reflections on the Formation of Ethnic Identity ; Satya R. Pattnayak; 10. Bling, Brands and Hypersexuality: Globalization and Cultural Constructions of Caribbean Masculinities and Femininities ; Rhoda Reddock; 11. Olympics, Athletics and Building Social Cohesion in the CARICOM; Roger Hosein, Jeetendra Khadan and Nicholas Paul; 12. Social-Psychological Dimensions of Caribbean Family Life: Sustainable Human Development; Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Ambika Krishnakumar; 13. Forging a New Ontology of Familial Care in the  Caribbean; Linden Lewis; 14. Between Café and Cigarillos: Notes towards mapping the research trajectory and the intellectual legacy of Fernando Ortiz through a study of his select works ; David Gómez Arredondo and Hari Nair; 15. The Haitian Challenge to Regional Security: Predicaments of a Failed State ; Aparajita Gangopadhyay; 16. Crime and Justice in the Caribbean: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago ; Ramesh Deosaran; 17. Crime, Violence, and the Global Proliferation of Terrorism: A Descriptive Overview of the Caribbean; M. Raymond Izarali; Bibliography; Contributors    


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