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H A N S I B P U B L I C A T I O N SCelebrating 40 years in publishing, 1970-2010

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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

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BARBADOS

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Hansib Publications marks the 40th anniversary of itspublishing activities in 2010. The company was founded in1970 by Guyana-born Arif Ali following the sale of his north

London-based West Indian food business. The following year thecompany launched its first title (the monthly magazine West IndianDigest) and since then has published magazines, newspapers andbooks for Britain’s ‘visible’ minority communities.

Hansib Publications continued to expand its multiculturalpublishing activities and, from the beginning of the 1970s, producednewspapers, magazines and periodicals for Britain’s Caribbean,Asian and African communities. These titles included CaribbeanTimes, Asian Times, African Times, Asian Digest, Root Magazine andWest Indian World.

In 1997, after twenty-four years of publishing newspapers forBritain’s Caribbean, Asian and African communities, HansibPublications sold its three weekly titles and thereby concluded itsinterest in newspaper publishing.

The European Union declared 1997 as the ‘European Year AgainstRacism’ and Arif Ali was awarded the ‘European Year Against RacismChampion (Individual) Gold Standard Award’.

In 1997, when Tony Blair came to power, he set up the CaribbeanAdvisory Group under the chairship of Baroness Patricia Scotland.Arif Ali was appointed to sit on that group to advise Her Majesty’sgovernment on matters pertaining to Britain’s Caribbean communitiesand to address issues relating to Caribbean nations as a whole.

Since the beginning of the 1980s, Hansib has published morethan two hundred books and specialist titles. With forty years’experience in multicultural publishing, Hansib Publications is widelyacknowledged as having established visible minority publishing inthe United Kingdom.

Since its establishment in 1970, Hansib Publications has proudlyrepresented Britain’s visible minority communities. As the formerBritish Cabinet Minister, Paul Boateng said, “Hansib is not only apublishing house, it is a movement.”

Hansib books are now available throughout Britain in bookshops,libraries, schools, colleges, universities and specialist outlets. Agrowing network of distributors in the Caribbean and North Americahas ensured that Hansib books are available in many countries,including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Canada,Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and theUnited States.

Distributors, Agents & Stockists

HANSIB PUBLICATIONS LIMITEDP.O. Box 226, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3WY, UK

Tel: +44 (0)208 523 0888. Fax: +44 (0)208 523 1155Email: [email protected]: www.hansib-books.com

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JAMAICA

Headstart Bookshop75 East Street, KingstonTel: 876 948 2617 / 967 3086

Kingston Bookshop Ltd74 King Street, KingstonTel: 876 967 4756 / 922 7312

LMH Publishing7 Norman Road, Sagicor Industrial Park, Suite10-11, Kingston C.S.O.Tel: 876 938 0005

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Sangsters Bookshop101 Water Lane, KingstonTel: 876 922 3648 / 3640

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Keith Khan’s Books Etc Ltd58 Frederick Street, Port of SpainTel: 868 623 1201 / 653 2665Fax: 868 657 0468Email: [email protected]

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The Nations Series

JAMAICA: ABSOLUTELYArif Ali (Ed.)Jamaican culture has touched every corner ofthe globe. Whether it’s the pulsating rhythms ofBob Marley’s reggae music, dancehall patois orthe pounding footsteps of Usain Bolt, the soundsof Jamaica reverberate throughout the world.Long described as a microcosm of Planet Earth,Jamaica has been influenced by many culturesand traditions. It is a country with a rich history– admittedly of severance and suffering – but, above all, with a will andcapacity for survival and achievement. Jamaica is a rich diversity ofcultures and traditions. It is rich in sounds and flavours. It is a feast forthe senses. Jamaica is Rasta and reggae; rum and rhythm; jerk and jazz;coffee and calypso. With more than 200 photographic images, this booklooks beyond the beach and gives an insight into the cultural, historicaland social aspects of Jamaica.

• Hardback, 240 pages, 286 x 220 mm• £25.00 / US $50.00 • ISBN 978-1-906190-31-6

• Paperback, 240 pages, 286 x 220 mm• £ 18.00 / US $36.00 • ISBN: 978-1-906190-32-3

DOMINICANature Island of theCaribbean 2ND EDITION

Arif Ali (Ed.)Dominica is a virtually unspoilt island whosevolcanic peaks rise imposingly from the sea tocreate a magnificent landscape of forestedmountains and river valleys. It is the mostmountainous of the Lesser Antilles and has thedistinction of being home to the tallest peak in the Eastern Caribbean.Dominica’s reputation as the Nature Island of the Caribbean is well earnedbecause of its unspoilt landscape, natural beauty and abundance of wildflora and fauna. The country is also known for its many rivers – “one forevery day of the year” – and is renowned for its spectacular waterfalls.Consistently rated as a leading dive destination, Dominica’s marine life isconsidered to be among the best in the world. It is also the foremost whale-watching destination in the Caribbean. Illustrated with more than twohundred photographic images, Dominica: Nature Island of the Caribbeanis an insight into one of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets.

• Hardback, 240 pages, 286 x 220 mm• £25.00 / US $50.00 • ISBN: 978-1-906190-25-5

GUYANA 2ND EDITION

Arif Ali (Ed.)Known as the land of many waters (a name givenby the country’s first Amerindian inhabitants),Guyana is located on the north-eastern shoulderof South America and is the continent’s onlyEnglish-speaking nation. Formerly BritishGuiana, the country had been a colonial outpostof both the Dutch and the British but is culturallymore Caribbean than Latin American. With amajority population of both African and Indian heritage, Guyanese societyhas been influenced by many other cultural traditions and customs andis, today, the quintessential Caribbean nation. Guyana has a range ofecosystems and landscapes that include vast areas of tropical rainforest,thousands of miles of rivers, more than one hundred waterfalls, eighteenlakes, four mountain ranges and sprawling savannahs. It is home to morethan 800 species of bird, over 200 varieties of mammal and more than 200species of reptile and amphibian. Geographically, Guyana is part of theGuiana Shield which, together with the adjacent Amazon Basin, forms thelargest equatorial forest in the world. This lavishly illustrated book providesa spectacular and unrivalled insight into a unique Caribbean nation.


ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAA Little Bit of Paradise 6TH ED.Arif Ali (Ed.)Reflecting everything from the hustle and bustleof the capital to the peace and tranquillity of thewhite-sand beaches of Barbuda, Antigua andBarbuda: A Little Bit of Paradise is a pictorialinsight into the everyday life of a vibrantCaribbean nation. From the most secluded palm-fringed coves and popular beaches of Antigua, to the miles of deserted,crystal-clear surf of Barbuda, it is everything a tropical island paradiseshould be. And with “a beach for every day of the year”, it is no surprisethat it is one of the world’s leading tourism destinations.

Lavishly illustrated with more than three hundred photographic images,Antigua and Barbuda: A Little Bit of Paradise provides a uniquerepresentation of the nation’s history, culture and its people.


Fishermen in Dominica


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOTerrific and Tranquil 2ND ED.Arif Ali (Ed.)Trinidad and Tobago is one of the mostcosmopolitan countries in the world. Since thearrival of Amerindian peoples more than tenthousand years ago, this twin-island, Caribbeannation has become a melting pot of differentraces, traditions, customs and religions. TheAmerindians, followed by European colonisers and settlers from Africa,India, China and the Middle East, have all influenced its diverse and uniqueculture. Known as “the land of the hummingbird” – a name given to theislands by the Amerindians – Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace ofcalypso music and the steel drum – two of the most essential ingredientsin the globally-renowned Trinidad Carnival.

Trinidad and Tobago: Terrific and Tranquil is a spectacular bookcomprising more than two hundred photographic images which depictlife in this diverse and vibrant nation.

• Hardback, 240 pages, 288 x 220mm• £25.00 / US $45.00 • ISBN: 1-870518-80-2

The Nations Series

BARBADOSExperience the AuthenticCaribbeanArif Ali (Ed.)A trip to Barbados is an opportunity toexperience the authentic Caribbean. As one ofthe world’s leading tourism destinations, manyvisitors consider the island to be theembodiment of the Caribbean. Its natural beauty,coupled with the friendliness of its people, make it a popular choicethroughout the year. Home to white-sand beaches, crystal-clear watersand year-round sunshine, Barbados also offers unrivalled hospitality. Andthe people of Barbados are the island’s secret ingredient; offering agenuine warmth that lures visitors back time and time again. Lavishlyillustrated throughout with more than 300 colour photographic images,this spectacular book evokes the spirit of the nation’s past and present,and its vision for the future.


INDIAA Wealth of DiversityArif Ali (Ed.)India is as large as Europe, yet more diverse. Itis home to more than one billion people and morethan 1,600 languages. It is also the world’slargest and most populous parliamentarydemocracy. With its spectacular array of cultures- of nearly every creed and colour - India’scivilisation is more than five thousand years old.In the majority of its 500,000 villages, life has remained unchanged forhundreds of years. But it is also the place where 21st century technologyand centuries-old traditions stand side-by-side. India also experiencesevery type of climate and landscape; from snow-capped mountains totropical beaches, lush rainforests to arid plains. And this lavishlyillustrated book features everything from the caste system to cuisine;the sari to sport; music to marriage. All the states are featured inindividual chapters along with chapters on the tribal peoples of India,Gandhi, the Nehrus and Independence. Reproducing more than twohundred full colour photographs, India: A Wealth of Diversity is aspectacular book which celebrates the cultures, religions, customs andtimeless heritage of one of the world’s most diverse nations. More than200 colour photographic images.


BARBADOSJust Beyond YourImaginationArif Ali (Ed.)As one of the world’s leading touristdestinations, many visitors consider thatBarbados is the embodiment of the Caribbean.Its natural beauty and stunning beaches,coupled with the warmth and friendliness ofits people, make it a popular choice throughout the year. Fully illustratedwith more than 280 colour photographs, this spectacular book evokesthe spirit of the nation both past and present.


ANGUILLATranquillity Wrapped in BlueArif Ali (Ed.)With its pristine, white-sand beaches, washedby crystal-clear waters, Anguilla embodiestranquillity itself. And this book provides aunique insight into one of the world’s mostexclusive tourism destinations. The mostnortherly of the Leeward Islands in the EasternCaribbean, Anguilla is just 16 miles long and three miles at its widest point.This definitive guide provides an insight into the nation’s history, localcustoms and traditions, its people and places, and its successes andachievements. Includes more than 350 colour photographic images.


Kite-flyers in Trinidad


Cultural Interest

THE GREAT MARCUSGARVEYLiz MackieMarcus Garvey was one of the greatest Blackleaders of the twentieth century. His story is thatof a man who launched an idea on the tide andcreated a flood in the worldwide developmentof Black political consciousness. He was a manof extraordinary intellectual and organisationalabilities who brought millions of peoples fromthe African diaspora together in an attempt at self-liberation. As the leaderof America’s first mass political movement of Black people, Garvey’sachievements were both enormous in their scale and long lasting in theireffects. His ideas spread to Europe, Africa and the Caribbean – to everyplace where Black people lived under the imperialist system of white rule;and they too responded in their thousands to his call for a “universalconfraternity of the race”. In spite of harassment and eventual imprisonment,Garvey was able to instil a sense of pride, discipline and resolve in hisfollowers. Although he did not live to see the independence of Africa andthe Caribbean, the efforts made during his lifetime were a majorcontribution to such independence. There are few figures of the twentiethcentury who can be said to have envisaged so much, completed so little,and inspired so many as Marcus Garvey. Today, he is rightly honoured asa Jamaican National Hero, but his significance is felt worldwide.

• Paperback, 160 pages, 210 x 148mm• £9.99 / US $15.00 • ISBN: 978-1-906190-05-7

BEACONS OF LIBERATIONShango BakuThis book features brief biographies of Blackleaders who advanced the cause of Africanliberty by their heroic efforts to better theconditions of their people. The selectionincludes freedom fighters and activists from arange of backgrounds in Africa and the Diaspora– from Queen Nzinga in 16th century Angola toQueen Mother Moore in 20th century USA. Theresurrection of these role models will serve tofill a gap in the story of emancipation from aBlack perspective.


WHAT BEING BLACK IS ANDWHAT BEING BLACK ISN’TJacob Whittingham and BiscuitCurrently, the most powerful man in the world isBarack Obama, and some people in the mediaindustry refer to Oprah as the most powerfulwoman in the world, so for the first time, beingBlack and successful isn’t just about how wellyou can dance, sing or run. From Zadie Smith toLewis Hamilton, and Tiger Woods to Kanya King,Black people are succeeding in areas that theworld never expected. Yet there’s a flipside to all this: around 70 per centof teenagers murdered in London are Black; half of all Black families areheaded by a single parent; and 12 per cent of the UK prison population isBlack. This book is a bold, fresh and honest approach to the problemsthat exist inside the Black community right now. While we might not liketo admit it, there are problems. From the amusing to the violent, and fromthe silly to the painful, this book does what so many people can’t seem toget right – it defines what being Black is, and what being Black isn’t.


BETWEEN TWO WORLDSThe Story of Black BritishScientist Alan GoffeGaia Goffe and Judith Goffe, MDThis is the moving story of a renowned medicalscientist who was tragically cut down in hisprime. Alan Goffe was born in Britain in 1920 toa Jamaican father and an English mother, bothof whom were physicians. During the 1950s and1960s, Dr Alan Goffe was one of a group ofmicrobiologists who helped develop and improve vaccines designed tofight two of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases – polio andmeasles. However, he was not destined to see the fruits of his labours.Less than a year after establishing the department of experimental cytologyat the Wellcome Research Laboratories, he tragically drowned in a yachtingaccident off the southern coast of England. He was forty-six.

• Paperback, 96 pages, 228 x 152mm• £8.99 / US £14.00 • ISBN: 978-1-906190-11-8

RASTA AND RESISTANCEFrom Marcus Garvey toWalter RodneyHorace CampbellA study of the Rastafarian Movement in all itsmanifestations, from its evolution in the hills ofJamaica to its present manifestations in thestreets of Birmingham in the United Kingdom,and the Shashamane Settlement in Ethiopia. Ittraces the cultural, political and spiritualsources of this movement of resistance, highlighting the quest for changeamong an oppressed people. This book, reprinted for the fourth time,serves to break the intellectual traditions which placed the stamp ofmillenarianism on Rasta.


THEMES IN AFRICAN-GUYANESE HISTORYWinston F. McGowan, James G. Rose,David A. Granger (Eds.)This book focuses on some of the majordevelopments in the history of the African-Guyanese from the time of their arrival in whatwere then the Dutch colonies of Essequibo andBerbice in the first half of the seventeenthcentury, to the present day. Most African-Guyanese today are descendants of enslavedAfricans who were victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade – the forcedmigration of millions of Africans, largely from West Africa to the Americas,from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. These captives were notuncivilised barbarians, as some European writers assumed and asserted.Rather, they were members of societies which had been distinguishedby significant achievements. They were, therefore, able to make a valuablecontribution to the land to which they were taken against their will aftera traumatic journey across the Atlantic. Themes in African-GuyaneseHistory seeks to deal in a more or less balanced way with the four phasesinto which historians have often divided Guyanese history, namely: thepre-Emancipation period, which ended in 1838; the post-Emancipationperiod, in the remainder of the nineteenth century; the pre-Independenceperiod, up to 1966; and the post-Independence period for the remainderof the twentieth century.



Cultural Interest

BLACK IDENTITY IN THE 20thCENTURYExpressions of the US andUK African DiasporaEdited by Mark ChristianBlack Identity in the 20th Century is a collectionof essays that focus on the various forces ofBlack identity primarily within the context of theUS and the UK in the twentieth century. It breaksnew ground by examining Black identity on both sides of the Atlantic inrelation to the African Diaspora. What is also unique is the fact that thisvolume provides a firm collaboration between Black British and AfricanAmerican scholars. Too often, Black experiences have been viewed inisolation from one another. Black Identity in the 20th Century enablesthe reader to compare and contrast themes relating to these twoimportant locations.

• Paperback, 288 pages, 228 x 152mm• £14.99 / US $24.00 • ISBN: 1-870518-87-X

THE IDEOLOGY OF RACISMSamuel Kennedy YeboahThe manifestation and symptoms of racialdiscrimination against Black people may differfrom one country to the other, but the authordemonstrates that the origin and developmentof this racial problem are either identical or atleast very similar. This in-depth analysis tracesthe history and development of Western racism,the ideology which underpins it, and the powerwhich makes it operable. Particularly aimed at schools, colleges anduniversities, this important book is a major contribution to multiculturaleducation studies. Includes 14 black & white images

• Paperback, 320 pages, 210 x 148mm• £9.95 / US $15.00 • ISBN: 1-870518-07-1

THE EMPTY SLEEVEThe Story of the West IndiaRegiments of the BritishArmyBrian DydeOn 31 January 1927, the West India Regimentwas disbanded after parading for the last timeat Up Park Camp in Kingston, Jamaica. Theceremony marked the end of over 130 years ofcontinuous service of West Indian troops in the British Army. Raised in1795 from among the slave population of the West Indies, the West IndiaRegiments proved invaluable to the British cause during the NapoleonicWars. From a maximum of twelve in 1800 there were never less than twosuch regiments in existence until 1920, serving throughout the Caribbeanand in all the British West African colonies. In tracing the fascinating, butat the same time sad and disturbing, history of these regiments, this bookalso examines the way in which Black soldiers, regardless of loyalty,devotion to duty and skill at arms, were never fully accepted in a whiteman’s army. Includes 19 black & white plates.


A BLACK STUDIES PRIMERHeroes and Heroines of theAfrican DiasporaKeith A.P. SandifordThis is an essential text for students andscholars of Black history. It features over 1,000biographies of historical and contemporaryBlack figures that have made a significantcontribution to the development of moderncivilization. This book celebrates the impactmade by Black people in areas such as politics, engineering, agriculture,entertainment, literature, medicine, sport and philosophy, to name but afew. It is an easy-reference encyclopaedia which has been compiled inorder to fill the gaps in Black Studies in the school curricula. Bothinteresting and stimulating, it will inspire students and teachers alike topursue further research, and provides the perfect insight into Blackheritage and culture.


THE WEST INDIANS:PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLEJacques ComptonBefore the arrival of Europeans in the West Indiesin the 15th century, the region was inhabited byAmerindian peoples – Caribs and Arawaks. Butwithin a decade of their arrival, the Europeanshad exterminated most of the indigenouspeoples and had begun to replace them withenslaved Africans. Renowned Braziliansociologist, cultural anthropologist andhistorian, Gilberto Freyre stated that when the Africans arrived in the ‘NewWorld’ they ceased being African. Instead, they were ‘West Indian Blacks’who were slaves; they were broken and battered, and were being mouldedinto what the Europeans required ... labour for their plantations. This workdraws from history, anthropology, sociology, economics, literature andculture, and examines Freyre’s contention. It also looks at the forces andmethods used by the Europeans in what the author calls the “de-Africanisation of the Africans” and the creation of the West Indians.


BLACK ROUTESLegacy of African DiasporaBrian A. BeltonA collection of commentaries and biographiesfeaturing a distinguished group of Blacktheorists, writers and influential socialrevolutionaries. It encompasses some well-known and seminal figures from the AfricanDiaspora – from both sides of the Atlantic – suchas Bernie Grant and Kwame Toure. Culturalstudies, poetry and political activism arerepresented by the likes of Stuart Hall, Gwendolyn Brooks and ErickaHuggins, respectively. The graceful yet revolutionary voices of AssataShakur and Michael Akintaro are set alongside the promotion of creativedissidence as espoused by Nawal al-El Saadawi, the examination ofEldridge Cleaver’s ‘politics of redemption’ and Hanan Ashrawi’s ethic ofAmanha (trust). Africa is represented by Peter Mokaba and Joe Slovo, andthe transformation of sport to education for life is embodied in the formerWest Ham United footballer and American National Coach, Clive Charles.



Cultural Interest

LEST WE FORGETThe Experiences of WorldWar II West Indian Ex-ServicePersonnelRobert N MurrayThe West Indian contribution during World WarII is an overlooked chapter in the history of theAllied war effort. Little or nothing is knownabout the heroics, sacrifices and the harshtreatment endured by men and women from the Caribbean who wereserving what was then ‘the Mother Country’. This book tells their storythrough personal recollections, and highlights their contribution to thatconflict, and the problems encountered after settlement in Britain beforethe arrival of the Windrush.


THE AXE LAID TO THE ROOTThe Story of RobertWedderburnMartin HoylesRobert Wedderburn was one of the keycampaigners against slavery at the beginningof the nineteenth century. He was born in 1762in Jamaica of a Scottish father and a Jamaicanmother. At the age of sixteen he went to seaand ended up in England. Wedderburn becamefamous for the revolutionary rhetoric with which he entertained andeducated the crowds at Hopkins Street Chapel. He campaigned forequality in England, the land to be restored to the people, and freedomfor the slaves in the West Indies. Much of the Black experience in Britain,however, has been hidden from history. This book will help rectify thesituation in an entertaining and informative way.


INDIA: DEFINITIONS ANDCLARIFICATIONSReginald MasseyOf all the world’s major countries India is surelythe most misunderstood and misinterpreted.Worse still, India lovers embrace India with littleor no understanding of the country. Since 1947,‘India Studies’ and ‘Pakistan Studies’ havebecome exercises in political spin andvilification. Myths and legends are held up asfacts and plain prejudice is buttressed by so-called historical research. In the cause of creating a national identityand a particular vision of greatness, dangerous doctrines and unpalatableevents are either ignored or nimbly explained away. Truth is beingsacrificed at the altar of expediency. This wide-ranging book sweeps awayseveral religious, cultural, social and historical cobwebs. Fashionablecorrectness in all its forms is firmly rejected. Many received notions areproved to be patently false and famous iconic figures are shown to havehad failings that affected the country’s future.


• Hardback, 256 pages, 233 x 157mm• £30.00 / US $45.00 • ISBN: 978-1-870518-95-6

INDIA IN THE CARIBBEANEdited by Dr David Dabydeen & DrBrinsley SamarooFirst published in 1987 to commemorate the150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in theCaribbean, this collection of essays, poems andprose is written by leading Indian-Caribbeanauthors and scholars. They reflect upon Indianhistory and culture in the Caribbean andcelebrate the significant contributions made byIndians to the politics, culture and economicprogress of the region.


THE OTHER MIDDLEPASSAGEJournal of a Voyage fromCalcutta to Trinidad, 1858Ron RamdinIn the wake of the African slavers there followedthe “Coolie ships” from India, carrying Indianindentured labourers to replace African slaveson the colonial plantations in the Caribbean. Withthe first shipment of indentured Indians toGuyana in 1838, a new system of slavery was introduced, and betweenthen and 1917, more than half a million Indians were transported to theregion. This book reproduces the journal from one of those long andhazardous journeys, and reveals the stark terror that overshadowed theentire 180-day voyage.

• Paperback, 64 pages• £3.95 / US $6.00 • ISBN: 1-870518-28-4

A NEW SYSTEM OFSLAVERYThe Export of Indian LabourOverseas, 1830-1920Hugh TinkerFirst published in 1974, A New System of Slaverywas the first comprehensive historical survey ofa hitherto neglected and only partially knownmigration - the export of Indians to supply thelabour needed in producing plantation cropssuch as sugar, coffee, tea and rubber, in Mauritius, South and East Africa,the Caribbean, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Malaya and Fiji. This followed the legalending of slavery, but Professor Tinker shows how many features the twosystems had in common. He portrays and discusses the slaverybackground, the recruiting and exporting from India, the sufferings of theindentured Indians during the long voyages, the five years indenturedbondage and life on the plantations, the economic pressures and the slowawakening of nationalist leaders and governments to the evils of thesystem, and its eventual abandonment. Professor Tinker’s analysis is asrelevant now as it was in 1974 and this edition makes its evidence andinsights once more available. 20 black & white photos / illustrations.



Cultural Interest

OLIVER TAMBO SPEAKSCompiled by Adelaide Tambo / Forewordby Nelson MandelaThis unique collection of speeches, writings andrare interviews by the President of the AfricanNational Congress, gives a coherent andcomprehensive view of ANC policy, both withinSouth Africa and on a worldwide scale, overthree decades. For much of this time OliverTambo had been the movement’s leadingspokesman. Arranged chronologically, withshort introductions to each chapter, the ANC’s development is tracedfrom its origins as a protest movement in the stormy 1950s, through itsbanning and subsequent reconstitution in exile, into the major,international, political organisation that it is today. It ends with a series ofsignificant recent speeches which looks with optimism to the future anda vision of post-apartheid South Africa. Includes 20 black & whitephotographic images.


A DREAM DEFERREDGuyanese Identity and theShadow of ColonialismStephen SpencerThis concise book examines the social, culturaland political aspects of Guyana’s recenttroubled history. Divisive colonialism hascreated a land of contradictions; in the 1950sthe promise of a more united freedom wassnatched away by British colonial interests and the USA’s Cold Warambitions. Yet despite the polarised ethnic and political divisions theGuyanese display a remarkable ability to cross boundaries and meldcomplex cultures. These reflections on the struggle to expel the colonialshadow are based on interviews with political figures (like Jagan andKwayana) and academics (including Clive Thomas and John Le Guerre)as well as the insights of ordinary Guyanese people.


THE USA IN SOUTHAMERICA AND OTHERESSAYSCheddi Jagan, Edited by DavidDabydeenThis collection of essays begins and ends withCheddi Jagan’s revelation of political andelectoral corruption in Guyana, and his movingsense of the plight of Guyanese people underthe illegal regime of the PNC. Themaladministration and kleptomania which Dr Jagan saw as the definingfeatures of the PNC Government were compounded by Cold War politics.30 black & white plates

“... there is no Caribbean leader who has been so frequently cheated ofoffice; none who has been so grossly misrepresented.” – GEORGE LAMMING


NAOROJI: THE FIRST ASIANMPA Biography of DadabhaiNaoroji: India’s Patriot andBritain’s MPOmar RalphKnown as the “Grand Old Man of India”,Dadabhai Naoroji was Britain’s first Asianmember of Parliament. This book charts his life from humble beginningsin Bombay, to the laying of the foundations of modern India. Even thoughhe was a mentor to men such as Gandhi, his story is relatively unknown.This book serves to re-live his life story so that the work he undertookboth in India and in Britain can once again be appreciated. Includes 25black & white plates


CRUMBLED SMALLThe CommonwealthCaribbean in World PoliticsSir Ronald SandersCrumbled Small: The Commonwealth Caribbeanin World Politics is a candid account of thesituation of Caribbean small states in the globalcommunity written by a former participant inmany of the deliberations of Caribbeangovernments. Sir Ronald Sanders declares, “TheCaribbean is in crisis.” Preferential markets for traditional Caribbeanproducts are gone; the financial services sector is under siege; and tourismis endangered by natural disasters as well as constant leakage of itsearnings from Caribbean economies. Drug trafficking has contributedsignificantly to rising levels of crime. The problem is overwhelming lawenforcement agencies and weakening the fabric of societies. Theinternational community is not doing enough to ensure that these smallstates do not slide into conditions of high unemployment that will increasepoverty, expand the spread of HIV/Aids and threaten their survival.Smallness is powerlessness, and each of these small states lacks thecapacity to cope with the challenges that confront them.


SHRIDATH RAMPHALThe Commonwealth and theWorldEdited by Richard BourneThis anthology of essays provides glimpses ofa remarkable career and has been written bypersons who worked with Shridath Ramphal orhave researched his many contributions to theCaribbean, the Commonwealth and the globalcommunity, and to internationalism. For anunequalled stint of 15 years (from 1975 to 1990), he was Secretary-Generalof the Commonwealth of Nations. Having been a key player in bringingan end to Ian Smith’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence andinstitutional racism in Southern Rhodesia, he spent much of his last fiveyears as Secretary-General, until 1990, in the struggle to end apartheidin South Africa. He had the satisfaction of playing a part in NelsonMandela’s release from prison in February 1990, and Namibia’sindependence the following month.



Cultural Interest

THE PEOPLE’SPROGRESSIVE PARTY OFGUYANA, 1950-1992An Oral HistoryFrank BirbalsinghThe People’s Progressive Party of Guyana, 1950-1992: An Oral History is a collection of twenty-seven interviews with members (and opponents)of the party, and with commentators whoobserved the party closely for a long time.Interviewees include founding party members such as Dr Cheddi Jaganand his wife, Janet, Ashton Chase, Eusi Kwayana, Martin Carter, EricHuntley, and commentators from the wider Caribbean such as RichardHart, Lloyd Best, George Lamming and George Belle, as well asindependent Guyanese observers such as Father Andrew Morrison, aRoman Catholic priest, Randolph George, former Anglican Bishop ofGuyana, and David de Caires, a national newspaper editor. From suchpeople, one gets a many-sided view of the origins, crises and personalitiesof the party, and of issues of class, colour and ethnicity which, along withexternal Cold War factors, played a crucial role in the party’s exclusionfrom power for most of the second half of the twentieth century.


CHEDDI JAGAN – SELECTEDSPEECHES 1992-1994Edited by David DabydeenThis volume contains speeches made between1992 and 1994 by Guyanese President CheddiJagan, one of the world’s outstanding politicalleaders. They testify to his integrity of vision andhis eloquent concern for the potential as well asthe plight of the Guyanese people. The cripplingburden of foreign debt and its disturbing impacton human development is highlighted as are problems faced by the countryafter twenty-eight years of rule by the People’s National Congress (PNC).What emerges finally is, above all, President Jagan’s optimism regardingthe future of his country and the wider Caribbean region; an optimismrooted in his perception of the potential of Caribbean peoples for survival,creativity and renewal.


SPEECHES BY ERROLBARROWEdited by Yussuff HaniffErrol Walton Barrow was among the dominantfigures in the political life of Barbados for morethan two decades. His contribution to theeconomic development of Barbados has neverbeen in doubt, acknowledged even by his critics.He re-shaped the economic relationships amongthe English-speaking Caribbean countries byleading the formation, first, of the Caribbean Free Trade Area (CARIFTA)and, later, the much broader Caribbean Community and Common Market(CARICOM). Errol Barrow preached a gospel of economic self-reliancefor the English Caribbean, and self-respect for the Black man in Barbadosand beyond. This collection represents a portion of some his significantspeeches, made over the years, and reflects the kind of philosophy andthinking that guided his actions both in and out of government.


SHOULDERING ANTIGUAAND BARBUDAThe Life of V.C. BirdPaget HenryAs its charismatic labour leader, its first ChiefMinister, its first Premier and first Prime Minister,V.C. Bird dominated the political life of Antiguaand Barbuda for the 55 years between 1939 and1994. The first full-length biography of this greatAntiguan and Barbudan political leader, it beginswith a close look at the path of Bird’s development as a man and as apolitician. It examines the major achievements and failures of Bird’s rule,the contours that these positives and negatives outlined, and the indelibletraces they have left on the path of Antiguan and Barbudan history. V.C.Bird’s achievements included political independence for Antigua andBarbuda from Britain. His failures included the creating by default of atourist-based postcolonial state capitalist society as an alternative tothe colonial sugar plantation order. This default capitalist order cameinstead of the Black democratic socialist society that he had promisedand ideologically projected. These are the positive and negative polesbetween which Prof. Paget Henry frames his narrative of the life andpolitical times of V.C. Bird.


ANTIGUA VISION:CARIBBEAN REALITYPerspectives of PrimeMinister Lester Bryant BirdIntroduced and edited by Sir RonaldMichael SandersLester Bird held office consistently for over aquarter of a century. Consequently, he hasbeen in the forefront of decision-making in theregion as an entire generation of West Indiansgrew to maturity. The statements included in this volume cover a rangeof topics, each of them crucial to the Caribbean’s economic, social andpolitical development. Most of the statements are reproduced in fulland each is given a brief introduction setting the context. Includes tenblack & white plates.


PROSPERO’S RETURNHistorical Essays on Race,Culture and British SocietyPaul B RichThis wide-ranging collection of essays exploresthe nature and meaning of race and racism inBritish society and the nature of British andEnglish national identity. Using political, socialand cultural sources, the author shows thatmany of the contemporary issues surrounding the position of Blackminorities in British society have a long and complex history. Areas asdiverse as anthropology, eugenics, literary history and housing arediscussed. In its rich employment of historical sources, the book showsthe powerful strains of racial and national political thought in Britain. Atthe same time, it reveals the existence of an alternative liberal and radicaltradition which can be drawn upon in the construction of alternative modelsof national identity which include rather than marginalise minorities.



Cultural Interest

REMEMBER MEAchievements of Mixed RacePeople, Past and PresentAsher & Martin HoylesA collection of biographies of mixed-race figuresfrom past and present. Historical biographiesinclude Bob Marley, Mary Seacole and FredrickDouglass, and contemporary figures includeShirley Bassey, former MP Oona King and CathyTyson. A detailed introduction deals with keyissues relating to this important subject. There is a select bibliography ofbooks dealing with mixed race and of children’s books containing mixed-race characters.


THE ART OF GARNET IFILLGlimpses of the SugarIndustryDr Brinsley SamarooThe sugar industry in Trinidad and Tobago isbeing considerably reduced in size and will no longer dominate thelandscape of central Trinidad as it did for the last two centuries. Duringthese long years, Indian labourers joined their African brethren andcomplemented their labour in the production of ‘brown gold’. Manythousands were employed and a unique culture developed in the sugarbelt. By the middle of the twentieth century, most of the artefacts of thatindustry were undergoing change as modern technology increasinglyreplaced the older, less mechanized modes of production. At this criticaljuncture of modernization a young photographer decided to capture thatdeparting heritage.

• Paperback, 64 pages, 168 x 245mm• £9.99 / US $16.00

THE MODERN BOOK OFMUSLIM NAMESAn easy-to-use reference book that includesmore than 2,500 names and what they mean.


WAKE PEOPLE WAKEThe Sacred and the ProfaneRawle Winston TitusWake People Wake is a socio-anthropologicalstudy of the wake and waking habits that earlyTobago folk practiced during their funerary rites.The study not only deals with these people andtheir rituals, it also presents a perspective ofthe way other tribes and early peoplesworldwide dealt with death and the hereafter. Italso provides an insight into the waysuperstition and the supernatural constantly played a part in these customs.



THE STATE OF BLACKBRITAIN, Vol. 1Dr Aaron HaynesThe street disturbances of 1981 heightened thepublic debate on race relations throughoutBritain. But the resulting tendency was toconcentrate on treating the symptoms ratherthan the causes. Covering a range of subjectsincluding education, housing and socialservices, this book gives a concise review of theissues underlying the development of the plight of Black people in Britain.

• Paperback, 210 x 148mm• £8.95 / US $14.00 • ISBN: 976-8163-01-1

THE STATE OF BLACKBRITAIN, Vol. 2Dr Aaron HaynesThis second volume examines the absence ofpolicies directed at the needs of the Blackcommunities, and argues that the Thatcherrevolution, with its emphasis on individualismand its rejection of community, did not only affectwhite society, but had a traumatic affect on thedevelopment of Britain’s multi-coloured society.It concludes with a Black agenda for the year 2000.

• Paperback, 210 x 148mm• £8.95 / US $14.00 • ISBN: 976-8163-04-6

DYSLEXIA FROM ACULTURAL PERSPECTIVEAsher & Martin HoylesDyslexia is a critical issue worldwide. There iswidespread ignorance about it and theconsequences can be devastating. Of the sevenhundred books on dyslexia in the British Library,apparently not one is written by a Black authorand none deals with the issue of race and culture.How is dyslexia viewed in the Blackcommunities? What needs to be done to raiseawareness? How can dyslexics themselves become more conscious andconfident? This book makes a start by looking in an accessible way atstatistics and famous dyslexics, the historical background and theoreticalframework, and definitions and examples of what dyslexics experience. Italso includes interviews with dyslexics such as Benjamin Zephaniah.


PRIDE OF BLACK BRITISHWOMENDeborah KingA collection of profiles featuring some ofBritain’s successful Black women, including thesinger, Sade, Baroness Shreela Flather andJacqui Harper.



BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WESTINDIAN CHURCH HISTORYCompiled by Rev. Arthur Dayfoot andRev. Roscoe PiersonThis book offers a comprehensive annotatedguide to books and other source materials forthe study of Christianity in the English-speakingCaribbean. It also includes many similar itemsrelating to neighbouring territories – Spanish,Dutch and French – and to other religious bodiesin the Caribbean area. This is a companionvolume to Dr Dayfoot’s history, The Shaping of the West Indian Church,1492-1962. It also includes materials concerning the forty years since 1962.The bibliography has been compiled over many years in co-operationbetween two scholars who served churches in the Caribbean. Many othershave contributed information and advice.



ONE PEOPLE MAYOR – AJOURNEYSebert Graham in conversation with IanMulderSebert Graham’s laughter pervades this tale ofa Jamaican immigrant who sailed to Britain in1960. Moving with his family to a market townnestling in Buckinghamshire’s Chiltern Hills, heinvolved himself in youth work and communityrelations. Frustrated with local government redtape, he decided to stand as a town councillor,and a few years later was elected Mayor. He remains awed and humbledat the opportunity he was given to work for the whole community. His lifework illustrates how much effort, often voluntary, has been invested intore-inventing Britain as a multicultural land at peace with itself.


THE UNDIMINISHED LINK:FORTY YEARS AND BEYONDVictor WaldronThis is an account of a village boy who tookthe giant step of moving to London from hishome in Plaisance, British Guiana. Arriving in1959, the sudden culture shock brought manycomplications – long winter months, warmclothing, and the difficulty of obtainingaccommodation. It was a time of working withpeople who resented the arrival of immigrantsand having to contend with bigotry. This book reflects upon theexperiences of those times and beyond. It tells of the struggle for survivaland the desire to succeed; of shattered dreams and aspirations that werenever accomplished; and the problems of raising three children in an oftenhostile environment.


FROM RANJI TO ROHANCricket and Indian Identity inColonial Guyana 1890s-1960sClem SeecharanFrom the late 19th century, cricket was centralto being West Indian in the British West Indies.By the 1890s a small Indian middle class inBritish Guiana (Guyana), descendants of ‘boundcoolies’ taken from India after slavery, began toadvance their own credentials of belonging tothe region. They sought to forge an identity inspired by Mother India’scultural resurgence, in conjunction with the Creole sensibility of their newhomeland, permeated by British imperial culture. The mastery of the greatIndian cricketer in England, Prince Ranjitsinhji ‘Ranji’ (1872-1933), whopossessed the imagination of the cricketing world before the Great War,stirred Indo-Guyanese to accelerated proficiency in the game. They claimedhim as their own, an antidote to the ‘coolie’ stain.

This book explores the role of cricket in shaping Indo-Guyanese identity,from Ranji’s example, through the seminal achievement of cricketers suchas J.A. Veerasawmy and Chatterpaul ‘Doosha’ Persaud, to the reliablecraftsmanship of Joe Solomon and the mercurial genius of Rohan Kanhai.This is framed by the complex socio-cultural milieu of colonial Guyana,culminating in the shifting perceptions by Indo-Guyanese of their two heroestowards the end of Empire: Rohan Kanhai (born 1935) and Cheddi Jagan(1918-1997). They were both from Plantation, Port Mourant, a fascinating place.


THE RISE OF WEST INDIANCRICKETFrom Colony to NationFrank BirbalsinghThis essential book recalls the events, issues,attitudes and personalities that were central tothe evolution of West Indian cricket. Historicalreflection is combined with cricketreminiscence from the 1920s to the 1960s, themost critical years. Four decades of West Indiancricket are vividly recreated and examined with loving care and accuracy.


Sport

CLASSIC CARIBBEANCOOKINGSharon AtkinClassic Caribbean Cooking is a celebration ofthe ingenuity and creativity of the people of theCaribbean. From the region’s first inhabitants –the Amerindians – to the European, African,Asian and Middle Eastern settlers, their influenceover the centuries has created a unique cuisinethat owes as much to other parts of the world asit does to the Caribbean.

With more than 300 historical and contemporary recipes, gathered fromthroughout the region, this book provides clear and easy-to-followinstructions to such culinary delights as Pepperpot, Ackee and Saltfish,Mauby, Run Down, Breadfruit Porridge, Rice and Peas, Mettai, Fried FlyingFish, Roti, and Jerk Pork to name but a few.


Food & Drink

Cultural Interest


IRA ALDRIDGECelebrated 19th CenturyActorMartin HoylesIra Aldridge was one of the most celebratedactors of the nineteenth century. He performedin all the major towns in the UK and Ireland, woninternational fame when he toured Europe andwas idolised in Russia. He was most famous forhis portrayal of Othello, but he also acted inmany other roles in a career spanning more thanforty years.


A HISTORY OF THEATRE INGUYANA, 1800-2000Frank ThomassonThis study of 200 years of theatre in Guyana is afascinating work which includes a compilationof related articles extracted from local journalsdating back to the early 19th century. Itestablishes itself as a pioneering andindispensable segment in the history of Guyanaand encompasses the performing arts which thedifferent ethnic groups brought with them.


AN INTRODUCTION TOTHEATRE ARTSJacques ComptonDrama in schools is growing in popularity in theCommonwealth Caribbean and this essentialresource book will introduce teachers to variousaspects of Theatre Arts. It will also be useful toamateur theatre groups.


WRITE BLACK, WRITEBRITISHFrom Post Colonial to BlackBritish LiteratureEdited by Kadija SesayThis book examines the new Black British writersin Britain, born in Britain, writing about Britainfrom a specific British perspective. Thiscollection of essays puts the work of British-bornwriters of African and Caribbean parentage, whopublished first collections in the late eighties and nineties, under amagnifying glass. Themes of alienation, belonging, gender politics, identity,language, madness, and race reverberate yet with a peculiar variance thanthat of post colonial writers. Included are essays on Diran Adebayo, PatienceAgbabi, Jackie Kay, Andrea Levy, Leone Ross, Dorothea Smartt, ZadieSmith and Benjamin Zephaniah. This book provides a rare opportunity tobroaden the scope of a much overlooked area of British literature.


The Arts • Literature • Poetry

A READER’S GUIDE TOWEST INDIAN AND BLACKBRITISH LITERATUREDavid Dabydeen and Nana Wilson-TagoeThis introduction to West Indian and BlackBritish literature outlines its history anddevelopment, highlights the major themes, andsuggesting texts for further reading. Written bytwo distinguished scholars, it is an invaluableaid to teachers seeking to expand and deepenthe literature curriculum.


COOLIE ODYSSEYDavid DabydeenDavid Dabydeen’s first book of poems, SlaveSong, was awarded the Commonwealth PoetryPrize and the Cambridge University Quiller-Couch Prize. Coolie Odyssey, his secondcollection, probes the experience of diaspora,the journeying of peasant labourers from Indiato the Caribbean then to Britain, dwelling onthe dream of romance, the impotence of racialencounter, the metamorphosis of language.


MEENACHIFourth Volume of New PoemsRajandaye Ramkissoon-ChenThis volume continues the poet’s legacy ofprobing the experiences of immigrants fromIndia to Trinidad. She delves into their customs,religions and philosophy and pays veneration toancestral pioneers. She also writes passionatelyabout her parents and her people in Trinidadwhere she was born.


MOVING VOICES – BLACKPERFORMANCE POETRYAsher & Martin HoylesThis book traces the African oral tradition,through African American and Caribbean culture,to Black performance poetry in England, andexamines the many factors which have shapedthis oral poetry. Twelve contemporary poetsdiscuss their childhood and school experiences,how they became poets, who influenced them,how they write, their favourite poets and poems,what they write about and their advice to budding poets. A selection ofpoems by each poet concludes each chapter. The poets include thoseborn in the Caribbean – James Berry, Valerie Bloom, Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze,John Lyons and Cuban Redd; and those born in England – Adisa, PatienceAgbabi, Michael Groce, Cynthia Hamilton, Asher Hoyles, Levi Tafari andBenjamin Zephaniah. An accompanying CD contains a selection ofrecordings by each poet. Includes 24 black & white photographic images

• Paperback + CD, 232 pages, 228 x 152mm• £16.99 / US $26.00 • ISBN: 1-870518-64-0


CROSSBONESand Other StoriesWilli ChenThis collection of short stories, from Trinidad’sversatile and ebullient Willi Chen, features thewide variety of ordinary folk of the island. Thereare farmers, shopkeepers, thieves, drug-dealers,migrants from other islands and far-off places,people on the move, and people looking for aplace and a life. It is a stark and elemental world:brute force versus human enterprise; crueltypausing before sheer beauty; jumbie birds, snakes, howler monkeys andthunderous storms. There are depths around the everyday surfaces: Adisappointed man drifts back from the city to his rural setting; an honestsmall-islander is surprised by himself; a ‘foul’ thief, bitten by a dog, suffersrather than let an obeah woman examine the wound; a man turns awayfrom thoughts of suicide and finds his wife dying instead.

Willi Chen is a multi-faceted Trinidadian of Chinese origin. His stories arefilled with surprise, tension, fear, farce and comedy and come from thecircumstance that his characters – of whatever station or ethnic origin –are all in a state of being or becoming Trinidadian. His style reflects themagical realism and exuberance of the language of the Caribbean, andhis characters are alive and memorable and record the very essence ofreal life in Trinidad and Tobago.


SINGLEHOLICKatherine BingMixed race 30-year-old Sarah is dumped by herMuslim boyfriend and finds herself single onceagain. Fed up with being alone, she gives herselfone year to find a man. With the help of friendsGeorgina, the happily married blonde, andJacquie, the single Black diva, ‘singleholic’ Sarahlearns to alter her game with hilariousconsequences. Singleholic is a hilarious ‘Sex &the City’ adventure which introducesmulticulturalism to chick-lit. Until now, theappeal of multicultural London has been confined to literary novels likeWhite Teeth. In the spirit of Bridget Jones, Singleholic tracks Sarah’ssearch for a husband, but Sarah is mixed-race and she is a professionalsuccess. Black guys, white guys … who makes the better husband? Andwho is better in bed!?


SHORT AND SWEETA Collection of GuyaneseStories and FablesRobert J. FernandesThis collection of short stories and fableschronicles a way of life that is unmistakablyGuyanese. Robert Fernandes is a well-knownGuyanese adventurer and nature photographerand many of the stories were taken from his lifeexperiences. They provide fascinating snapshotsof the Guyanese way of life and include a diverserange of characters: from lost tribes to porknocker wives; from Leroy thelaxative man to Ma Bancroft the gun-toting old lady. Fernandes breatheslife into the ever-changing backdrop of his often humorous and alwayspoignant stories.


Fiction

A TROUBLED DREAMJacques ComptonIn the years after the Second World War, manyWest Indians came to live and work in Britainfollowing the recruitment drives of suchinstitutions as London Transport and theNational Health Service. Many had also servedin the British Armed Forces during the war anddecided to make Britain their new home. Thesenew arrivals sought a life of prosperity in the“mother country”, but in reality they were oftenfaced with a hostile and unwelcoming environment. Most learned to livewith these ‘obstacles’ and later sent for their families. A Troubled Dreamtells the story of a young married couple whose lives reflect thecontinuing dilemmas faced by West Indians in English society, while atthe same time having to address the conflicts between the older andyounger generations.


KING OF THE CARNIVALand Other StoriesWilli ChenA unique collection of short stories from theCaribbean, capturing the violence, trickery,pathos and racial comedy of Trinidadian society.Chen writes in a great sweep of energy and froma deeply humane perspective, investing hischaracters with the capacity for laughter,suffering and redemption.


THE OPEN PRISONAngus RichmondAngela is a sensitive and disturbed child,growing up on the estate of her white guardianin British Guiana. She is slowly and painfullyawakened to a society in turmoil, in which bothBlack and white are struggling to reassert theirroles during the period of economic instabilityprior to the First World War. As the child of aloveless union between Black and white, thesituation is even more problematic. Only after adesperate early marriage generates a series of tragic events, does Angelalearn to understand the ultimate possibilities of her own displaced identity.


THE BOY FROM WILLOWBENDJoanne C. Hillhouse

Vere’s irrepressible spirit is an asset as he comesof age in Antigua. His is a hard knocks existencemarked by poverty and loss. The women in hislife – his absent mother, longsuffering Tanty,rebellious June and first love Makeba – helpshape him; so, too, his abrasive grandfather andothers in his environment. In the end, though, itis a story about a boy, trying to hold on to what’sreal and precious to him, trying to find his way in the world, and learningto be a man. This engaging tale speaks particularly to young readers, whilesparking nostalgia in older Caribbean readers as well.


THE BALGOBIN SAGAWritten and Compiled by PetamberPersaudBalgobin is an elusive and often overlookedcharacter in Indian-Guyanese folklore. Themystery that surrounds him is curious given thathis story has been in existence since the firstarrival of Indians into Guyana in 1838. Frequentlyportrayed as an unintelligent schoolboy,Balgobin confounds his educators by scrapingthrough every test and every challenge. To hisclassmates, however, he is often the hero of theday. This book provides a re-introduction to a lovable character and reflectsthe lives of Indian immigrants in the first half of the 19th century. It alsoillustrates how the Indian-Guyanese dealt with the traumas and challengesof displacement.


BILLINGSLYThe Bear with the Crinkled EarE.R. Braithwaite (author of To Sir, With Love)“Oh Billingsly!” Lisbeth cried, “ I love you just theway you are and I love your ear just the way it is.”

“That’s fine,” said Billingsly, “so I’ll tell you asecret. It’s only for you. My left ear is for hearingthings, all sorts of things. They’re just soundsand are not important to me. But my right ear isfor listening. It will open only when someonespeaks directly to me, the way you did. Whenyou’re not talking to me it will curl up again.”


AFRICAN HISTORYAn Illustrated HandbookThis book features some of the great figuresand events in African history. Includes 25 fullcolour illustrations


Younger Readers

BLACK DEATHS IN POLICECUSTODY AND HUMANRIGHTSThe Failure of the StephenLawrence InquiryDavid MayberryThis book provides an insight into one of themost disturbing and under-reported issues toaffect ethnic minorities in the UK. Through anassessment of diversity literature and interviews with police officers, ithighlights the limited commitment to fulfi l l ing McPherson’srecommendations and the value of diversity training to operationalpolicing. Against the backdrop of Black deaths in police custody, thebook questions the extent to which ‘institutionalised racism’ has beengenuinely challenged. In October 2007, the Commission for Equality andHuman Rights (CEHR) became operational. This development will placea growing emphasis on public bodies, such as the police, to meet theirobligations as laid out in the Human Rights Act (1998). By drawing attentionto a tragic and little-known problem, this book attempts to offer a genuineagenda for change.


TRIUMPH FOR UNCLOSThe Guyana-SurinameMaritime ArbitrationA Compilation & CommentaryShridath RamphalThe maritime dispute between Guyana andSuriname – neighbours on the South Americancoast – which came to a head with the resort toforce by Suriname in 2000, threatened not onlyrelations between the two countries but also thepeace and stability of the wider maritime area of the Caribbean. Itspecifically endangered the ‘equitable and efficient’ utilisation of theresources of the Guyana-Suriname marine basin. That dispute was settledby Arbitration under UNCLOS – the United Nations Convention on theLaw of the Sea – after a three-year legal process. This book tells the storyof that dispute between Britain and Holland as the metropoles of Guyanaand Suriname, and then between the neighbours themselves as theybecame independent. It explains the process of peaceful settlement in2007 through arbitration, and of the triumph of UNCLOS in enabling it.


BARRISTER FOR THEDEFENCETrial by Jury and How toSurvive itRudy NarayanThis book is for those who wish to look behindthe mystique of wig and gown to gain a betterunderstanding of the role and function ofBarristers for the Defence. Described by LordScarman as, “... one of the finest cross-examinersand advocates in the Commonwealth,” Rudy Narayan was Britain’s mostrenowned civil rights lawyer. Includes excerpts of Narayan’s cross-examinations during the Scarman Enquiry into the Brixton Riots in 1981.

• Paperback, 208 pages, 196 x 128mm• £6.95 US $11.00 • ISBN: 0950666424

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