Overview

The New World Group (NWG) came to prominence during the post-independence era of the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Founded by Lloyd Best, the NWG encouraged a rethinking of accepted models and practices in politics, economics and development by presenting alternatives which spoke to the realities of Caribbean society. The Group was able to extend its reach to the wider Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, and even North America, through distribution of a fortnightly journal published in Guyana, a quarterly journal published in Jamaica as well as numerous pamphlets. Divided into three parts, The Thought of New World: The Quest for Decolonisation critically examines the significant contributions of the New World Group to Caribbean political and economic thought while setting the stage for a renewal in thinking regarding issues affecting the region. The first part, Reflecting, consists of essays by former associates and members of the New World Group – Norman Girvan, James Millette, David de Caires, Kari Levitt and Vaughan A. Lewis – who give insight into the group’s philosophies and their relevance for the current state of global and regional political and economic affairs. The second part, Imagining, includes essays largely from a new generation of thinkers – Dennis A. Pantin, Kirk Meighoo, Patricia Northover, Michaeline Critchlow, Paget Henry and David C. Wong – who submit new perspectives on the thought of NWG. The third part, Remembering, is an in-depth interview with Lloyd Best in which he discusses the origins of the New World Group while revealing many of the important moments which shaped his life.

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Author:   Brian Meeks ,  Norman Girvan
Publisher:   Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica
Imprint:   Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.525kg
ISBN:  

9789766374013

ISBN 10:   9766374015
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   30 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction: Remembering New World - Brian Meeks; PART ONE: REFLECTING 1. New World and its Critics - Norman Girvan; 2. The New World Group: A Historical Perspective - James Millette; 3. Reflections on Intellectuals, the New World Group and Walter Rodney - David de Caires; 4. The Montreal New World Group - Kari Levitt; 5. The Long Transition: Thinking Ourselves through Change of Our Circumstances - Vaughan A. Lewis; PART TWO: IMAGINING 6. The Caribbean Rentier Economy, State and Society - Dennis A. Pantin; 7. Organic Theorising in Inorganic Societies, or the Need for Epistemic Sovereignty beyond Radicalism and Rebellion - Kirk Meighoo; 8. Size, Survival and Beyond: A Critical Underlabouring for 'Fleeing the Plantation' - Patricia Northover and Michaeline Critchlow; 9. Caribbean Dependence in the Phase of Informatic Capitalism - Paget Henry; 10. On Realising Jamaica's Wealth - David C. Wong; PART THREE: REMEMBERING 11. A Caribbean Life - An Interview with Lloyd Best - Anthony Bogues and Brian Meeks with Norman Girvan; Contributors; Index

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