Books published by Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica

In a refreshingly frank discussion of the political culture and context, the personalities and the tradition of sovereignty which have all shaped the integration movement in the Caribbean, Gilbert-Roberts lays bare the problems of the past, CARICOM's successes and failures and revisits the roadmap for the future charted so many years ago, yet not followed.

Presents a critical appraisal of the range of issues and themes that have been pivotal in the study of Caribbean societies. Written from the perspective of primarily Caribbean authors and renowned scholars of the region, it excavates classic texts in Caribbean cultural thought and places them in dialogue with contemporary interrogations and explorations of regional cultural politics.

Examines the vast body of radical work and thought on the post-colonial Caribbean state. It focuses on the period after the Second World War. The survey of political thought in this collection is divided into four sections: theories of the post-colonial state, theorizing post-colonial citizenship, Caribbean regionalism, and political culture.

Uncovers, collects and reflects on the wealth of political thought produced in the Caribbean region. It traces the political thought of the Caribbean from the debate between Bartolome de Las Casas and Gines de Sepulveda on the categorization of Native people in the New World, through the Haitian Revolution, to the immediate aftermath of the Second World War.

For Caribbean English-speakers, writing "proper" English is often a challenge since we are in fact Creole-speakers. In The Knots in English, Merle Hodge capitalises on her 25 years of teaching experience to break down the differences between English grammar and Creole grammar and provide users with a key tool in improving language proficiency.

Explores Jamaican masculinity through the male-dominated dancehall space that is at once a celebration of the marginalized poor and also a challenge to social inequality. Using the major masculine debates that are articulated in dancehall music and culture, Donna Hope explores the transition of Jamaican masculinity in the 21st century.

Presents a comprehensive study of the decisive 5-year period between 1962 and 1967 which witnessed the unfolding of an intense decolonization dialogue between Britain and its Eastern Caribbean possessions at the height of the Cold War. In this work, Raphael Cox Alomar tests the conceptual boundaries of the very meaning of decolonization as a socio-political phenomenon.

What do we really know about the Caribbean Court of Justice? The vexed issue of the Court's establishment has been the subject of much debate but how much of this debate is informed by the facts? This new book bridges the information gap and provides an authoritative guide to the composition, function and administration of this Court.

Explores the economic, social, political and cultural implications of new technologies, especially as they relate to the Caribbean area. The editor uses an interdisciplinary approach to reflect the extensive reach of new technologies into all sectors of the global economy and society. Discussion of the central issues of globalization and communication technology is supplemented by case studies.

An introductory text for students of Caribbean Politics. It provides a broad historical sweep from the slave era to the contemporary period, characterised by issues of structural adjustments and globalisation, and in between, the years of worker revolt and protest. The text is structured and presented around a number of core concepts used to analyse Caribbean politics and political systems.

Examines Jock Campbell's role in the shaping of British Guiana towards the end of Empire. Campbell was a reformer whose Fabian social beliefs drove him to secure major benifits for sugar workers in the 1950s and `60s. Clem Seecharan explores the fascinating interplay between Campbell's programme of reforms and the doctrinaire Marxism of Guyana's charismatic politician, Cheddi Jagan.