Omens of Adversity: Tragedy, Time, Memory, Justice

by David Scott

Book Overview

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"