Omens of Adversity: Tragedy, Time, Memory, Justice

by David Scott

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Omens of Adversity is a profound critique of the experience of postcolonial, postsocialist temporality. The case study at its core is the demise of the Grenada Revolution (1979-1983), and the repercussions of its collapse. In the Anglophone Caribbean, the Grenada Revolution represented both the possibility of a break from colonial and neocolonial oppression, and hope for egalitarian change and social and political justice. The Revolution's collapse...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0822356066

ISBN13:9780822356066

Release Date:January 2014

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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History Social Science Social Sciences

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