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An African Journey
written by Barbara Ellis, fl. 2016 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2016, originally published 2016), 260 page(s)
The hero of the Akan people of West Africa and our hero, Anancy, takes us on a journey through time and history. He reveals the heroic achievements of his people, and guides us through the traumas that were inflicted on his motherland by the European Invaders, from the 15th century onwards.Anancy takes us back to...
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written by Barbara Ellis, fl. 2016 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2016, originally published 2016), 260 page(s)
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The hero of the Akan people of West Africa and our hero, Anancy, takes us on a journey through time and history. He reveals the heroic achievements of his people, and guides us through the traumas that were inflicted on his motherland by the European Invaders, from the 15th century onwards.Anancy takes us back to December 1492, when the three galleons commanded by Christopher Columbus ran aground on the rocky shoreline of Ayiti (Haiti). The event...
The hero of the Akan people of West Africa and our hero, Anancy, takes us on a journey through time and history. He reveals the heroic achievements of his people, and guides us through the traumas that were inflicted on his motherland by the European Invaders, from the 15th century onwards.Anancy takes us back to December 1492, when the three galleons commanded by Christopher Columbus ran aground on the rocky shoreline of Ayiti (Haiti). The event was to have dire consequences for the inhabitants of the island – the Taino people – and later the African continent.The enslavement and near extinction of the Taino people, through mining gold, silver and pearls for the Spanish invaders, created the demand for another source of free labour. Anancy is at the heart of the resistance to the enslavement of the local Taino people and the Africans in the ‘Recently Enslaved World’.Anancy uses his dual personality – as a man and a spider – to resist and torment the slave masters, while inspiring and supporting his brothers and sisters to end their enslavement. He plays a central role in their resistance and ultimate liberation from the cane pieces throughout the islands of the Caribbean and on the mainland of South America.
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Black Studies
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Author / Creator
Barbara Ellis, fl. 2016
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Topic / Theme
Slavery, Africans, Taino
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Copyright © 2017 Barbara Ellis
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Believers: The Hidden World Of West Indian Spiritualism In New York
written by Glenville C. Ashby, fl. 2012 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2012, originally published 2012), 216 page(s)
“Here in the midst of New York’s many faiths and religions is this fascinating account of the little known and understood aspect of West Indian spiritualism. Dr Ashby brings alive our differences and those things that unite us in this important chronicle. A must read!” George Lombardi, MD“With this book, D...
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written by Glenville C. Ashby, fl. 2012 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2012, originally published 2012), 216 page(s)
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“Here in the midst of New York’s many faiths and religions is this fascinating account of the little known and understood aspect of West Indian spiritualism. Dr Ashby brings alive our differences and those things that unite us in this important chronicle. A must read!” George Lombardi, MD“With this book, Dr Glenville Ashby makes a necessary and fascinating interjection into records of Caribbean life. ‘The Believers’ is among the first...
“Here in the midst of New York’s many faiths and religions is this fascinating account of the little known and understood aspect of West Indian spiritualism. Dr Ashby brings alive our differences and those things that unite us in this important chronicle. A must read!” George Lombardi, MD“With this book, Dr Glenville Ashby makes a necessary and fascinating interjection into records of Caribbean life. ‘The Believers’ is among the first major works whose primary focus is the lives of Caribbean peoples living in New York, an area that requites commentary and analysis. The importance of Dr Ashby’s effort is furthered by his attention to the complex, twice and trice removed spirituality of the community. Dr Ashby’s training as a journalist and his own life and network among Caribbean people in New York enable a readable and intricate text.” Dr Sheila Rampersad, Lecturer and Journalist“There is much that is covered in this book that has not been previously elucidated. A particularly important facet of the book is the discussion on the links between Haitian history, spirituality and its present social and political situation. The discussion and arguments that will be engendered will assist in lifting the veil of hypocrisy and pretence that attend these practices in the multi-cultural society of Trinidad and Tobago and in the Caribbean Diaspora. And as it is for the African, so it is for the Indian. Find the workman, find the pundit, but quietly, like Nicodemus went to Christ, at dead of night. As the syncretic masks have become fused onto the traditional practices, the advent of Ifa/Orisa practice has brought a new dimension to the equation.” Eintou Springer, Poet Laureate and author
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Black Studies
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Book
Author / Creator
Glenville C. Ashby, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Topic / Theme
Immigrant populations, Religious rites and ceremonies, Religious communities, Caribbean and West Indians
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Copyright © 2012 Dr Glenville C. Ashby
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Benevolent Neutrality: Indian Government Policy And Labour Migration To British Guiana, 1854-1884
written by Basdeo Mangru, fl. 1987 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2012, originally published 1987), 270 page(s)
First published in 1987, Benevolent Neutrality is a detailed, scholarly study of the migration of Indian labourers overseas and their living and working conditions under the iniquitous indenture system. Based largely on unpublished sources, this volume analyses the socio-economic, political and cultural factors wh...
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written by Basdeo Mangru, fl. 1987 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2012, originally published 1987), 270 page(s)
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First published in 1987, Benevolent Neutrality is a detailed, scholarly study of the migration of Indian labourers overseas and their living and working conditions under the iniquitous indenture system. Based largely on unpublished sources, this volume analyses the socio-economic, political and cultural factors which induced a traditionally non-migratory people to leave their motherland for service in distant sugar colonies. It examines the press...
First published in 1987, Benevolent Neutrality is a detailed, scholarly study of the migration of Indian labourers overseas and their living and working conditions under the iniquitous indenture system. Based largely on unpublished sources, this volume analyses the socio-economic, political and cultural factors which induced a traditionally non-migratory people to leave their motherland for service in distant sugar colonies. It examines the pressures to formulate policies and implement them, their effectiveness in protecting the interests of indentured workers and the ways in which these policies were obstructed.This book also includes a major pioneering study of Indian women migrants, particularly the circumstances of recruitment, sexual exploitation on sugar estates, the alarming rate of wife murders and women’s assertiveness and militancy during periods of industrial unrest.
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Black Studies
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Book
Author / Creator
Basdeo Mangru, fl. 1987
Date Published / Released
1987, 2012
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Topic / Theme
Immigration and emigration, Indentured servitude, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987 Basdeo Mangru
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Black Studies Primer: Heroes And Heroines Of The African Diaspora
written by Keith A. P. Sandiford, 1936- (London, England: Hansib Publications, 2008, originally published 2008), 507 page(s)
This is an essential text for students and scholars of Black history. It features over 1,000 biographies of historical and contemporary Black figures that have made a significant contribution to the development of modern civilization. It is a celebration of the impact made by Black people in areas such as politics...
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written by Keith A. P. Sandiford, 1936- (London, England: Hansib Publications, 2008, originally published 2008), 507 page(s)
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This is an essential text for students and scholars of Black history. It features over 1,000 biographies of historical and contemporary Black figures that have made a significant contribution to the development of modern civilization. It is a celebration of the impact made by Black people in areas such as politics, engineering, agriculture, entertainment, literature, medicine, sport and philosophy, to name but a few.A Black Studies Primer is an e...
This is an essential text for students and scholars of Black history. It features over 1,000 biographies of historical and contemporary Black figures that have made a significant contribution to the development of modern civilization. It is a celebration of the impact made by Black people in areas such as politics, engineering, agriculture, entertainment, literature, medicine, sport and philosophy, to name but a few.A Black Studies Primer is an easy-reference encyclopaedia which has been compiled in order to fill the gaps in Black Studies in the school curricula. Both interesting and stimulating, it will inspire students and teachers alike to pursue further research, and provides the perfect insight into Black heritage and culture.
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Black Studies
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Keith A. P. Sandiford, 1936-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Topic / Theme
Black community
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Keith A.P. Sandiford
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Caribbean Publishing In Britain: A Tribute To Arif Ali
written by Asher Hoyles, fl. 2011 and Martin Hoyles, fl. 2011 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2015, originally published 2011), 164 page(s)
Three-quarters of a century old and with forty years of publishing behind him, Arif Ali is an extraordinary man. He was born in Guyana in 1935. Two of his grandparents were Indian indentured labourers. In 1957, he came to England to study, but ended up educating himself. By the 1980s, he was publishing three weekl...
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written by Asher Hoyles, fl. 2011 and Martin Hoyles, fl. 2011 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2015, originally published 2011), 164 page(s)
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Three-quarters of a century old and with forty years of publishing behind him, Arif Ali is an extraordinary man. He was born in Guyana in 1935. Two of his grandparents were Indian indentured labourers. In 1957, he came to England to study, but ended up educating himself. By the 1980s, he was publishing three weekly newspapers and two monthly magazines, employing a total of 140 staff. The circulation of the weekly Caribbean Times peaked at 28,000,...
Three-quarters of a century old and with forty years of publishing behind him, Arif Ali is an extraordinary man. He was born in Guyana in 1935. Two of his grandparents were Indian indentured labourers. In 1957, he came to England to study, but ended up educating himself. By the 1980s, he was publishing three weekly newspapers and two monthly magazines, employing a total of 140 staff. The circulation of the weekly Caribbean Times peaked at 28,000, averaging around 10,000. In all his publications, Arif was reaching a readership of about half a million people. He also published books and Hansib Publications is still the biggest and most diverse Black book publisher in Britain.This book traces the tradition of Caribbean publishing in Britain, starting in the nineteenth century with the revolutionary Jamaican Robert Wedderburn, Celestine Edwards from Dominica who published Lux and Fraternity, and the Trinidadian barrister Henry Sylvester Williams. From the first half of the twentieth century, it records the work of the two Jamaicans Harold Moody (The Keys) and Marcus Garvey (Black Man), and also Ras T. Makonnen from Guyana. After the Second World War, two key publishers were Claudia Jones from Trinidad with the West Indian Gazette and Edward Scobie from Dominica who produced Tropic and Flamingo.The second part of the book describes Arif’s native country Guyana, from its original inhabitants the Amerindians, through colonialism, slavery and indentured labour to independence. From a series of interviews, the third section records Arif’s background and achievements in publishing and applauds his reputation for anti-racist campaigning and community activity, which is second to none.
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Black Studies
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Book
Author / Creator
Asher Hoyles, fl. 2011, Martin Hoyles, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2011, 2015
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Person Discussed
Arif Ali, 1935-
Topic / Theme
Caribbean and West Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Asher & Martin Hoyles
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Dream Deferred: Guyanese Identity And The Shadow Of Colonialism
written by Stephen Spencer, fl. 2007 (London, England: Hansib Publications, 2007, originally published 2007), 96 page(s)
This concise book examines the social, cultural and political aspects of Guyana’s recent troubled history.Divisive colonialism has created a land of contradictions; in the 1950s the promise of a more united freedom was snatched away by British colonial interests and the USA’s Cold War ambitions. Yet despite th...
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written by Stephen Spencer, fl. 2007 (London, England: Hansib Publications, 2007, originally published 2007), 96 page(s)
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This concise book examines the social, cultural and political aspects of Guyana’s recent troubled history.Divisive colonialism has created a land of contradictions; in the 1950s the promise of a more united freedom was snatched away by British colonial interests and the USA’s Cold War ambitions. Yet despite the polarised ethnic and political divisions the Guyanese display a remarkable ability to cross boundaries and meld complex cultures.Thes...
This concise book examines the social, cultural and political aspects of Guyana’s recent troubled history.Divisive colonialism has created a land of contradictions; in the 1950s the promise of a more united freedom was snatched away by British colonial interests and the USA’s Cold War ambitions. Yet despite the polarised ethnic and political divisions the Guyanese display a remarkable ability to cross boundaries and meld complex cultures.These reflections on the struggle to expel the colonial shadow are based on interviews with political figures (like Jagan and Kwayana) and academics (including Clive Thomas and John Le Guerre) as well as the insights of ordinary Guyanese people.
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Black Studies
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Book
Author / Creator
Stephen Spencer, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Topic / Theme
Guyanese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Spencer
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Empty Sleeve: The Story Of The West India Regiments Of The British Army
written by Brian Dyde, fl. 1987 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 1997, originally published 1997), 288 page(s)
On 31 January 1927, the West India Regiment was disbanded after parading for the last time at Up Park Camp in Kingston, Jamaica. The ceremony marked the end of over 130 years of continuous service of West Indian troops in the British Army. Raised in 1795 from among the slave population of the West Indies, the Wes...
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written by Brian Dyde, fl. 1987 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 1997, originally published 1997), 288 page(s)
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On 31 January 1927, the West India Regiment was disbanded after parading for the last time at Up Park Camp in Kingston, Jamaica. The ceremony marked the end of over 130 years of continuous service of West Indian troops in the British Army. Raised in 1795 from among the slave population of the West Indies, the West India Regiments proved invaluable to the British cause during the Napoleonic Wars. From a maximum of twelve in 1800 there were never...
On 31 January 1927, the West India Regiment was disbanded after parading for the last time at Up Park Camp in Kingston, Jamaica. The ceremony marked the end of over 130 years of continuous service of West Indian troops in the British Army. Raised in 1795 from among the slave population of the West Indies, the West India Regiments proved invaluable to the British cause during the Napoleonic Wars. From a maximum of twelve in 1800 there were never less than two such regiments in existence until 1920, serving throughout the Caribbean and in all the British West African colonies.In tracing the fascinating, but at the same time sad and disturbing, history of these regiments, this book also examines the way in which Black soldiers, regardless of loyalty, devotion to duty and skill at arms, were never fully accepted in a white man’s army.
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Black Studies
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Book
Author / Creator
Brian Dyde, fl. 1987
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Topic / Theme
Slavery, Ethnic relations, World War I, 1914-1918, Napoleonic Wars,1803-1815, Caribbean and West Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Brian Dyde
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Facing the Challenge: A Report of the First National All-Party Convention of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Councillors
(Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 1996, originally published 1996), 96 page(s)
This first national Convention was a key and historic event for Black, Asian and ethnic minority people in British Local Government. Held on 30th & 31st March 1995, it was attended by more than 50 per cent of all Black, Asian and ethnic minority councillors in Great Britain.Published in 1996, this report includes...
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(Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 1996, originally published 1996), 96 page(s)
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This first national Convention was a key and historic event for Black, Asian and ethnic minority people in British Local Government. Held on 30th & 31st March 1995, it was attended by more than 50 per cent of all Black, Asian and ethnic minority councillors in Great Britain.Published in 1996, this report includes the findings of a national survey of councillors. The results indicate that there is a long and hard struggle ahead to share power and...
This first national Convention was a key and historic event for Black, Asian and ethnic minority people in British Local Government. Held on 30th & 31st March 1995, it was attended by more than 50 per cent of all Black, Asian and ethnic minority councillors in Great Britain.Published in 1996, this report includes the findings of a national survey of councillors. The results indicate that there is a long and hard struggle ahead to share power and to influence the work of local government so that it is inclusive of Black and ethnic minority communities.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Topic / Theme
Ethnic relations, Politicians, Association and organization conferences
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Copyright © 1996
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From Top Mountain: An Autobiography
written by Joe Aldred, fl. 2015 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2015, originally published 2015), 208 page(s)
Joseph (Joe) Daniel Aldred was born in the rural district of Top Mountain located in the hills of St Catherine, Jamaica. Most of the inhabitants were poor folk who tilled the land with subsistence crops and reared domestic livestock. For those who wanted to improve their lives, the choice was to either move to the...
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written by Joe Aldred, fl. 2015 (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2015, originally published 2015), 208 page(s)
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Joseph (Joe) Daniel Aldred was born in the rural district of Top Mountain located in the hills of St Catherine, Jamaica. Most of the inhabitants were poor folk who tilled the land with subsistence crops and reared domestic livestock. For those who wanted to improve their lives, the choice was to either move to the island’s capital, Kingston, or migrate overseas. Most of Joe's immediate family chose the second option and, at various times throug...
Joseph (Joe) Daniel Aldred was born in the rural district of Top Mountain located in the hills of St Catherine, Jamaica. Most of the inhabitants were poor folk who tilled the land with subsistence crops and reared domestic livestock. For those who wanted to improve their lives, the choice was to either move to the island’s capital, Kingston, or migrate overseas. Most of Joe's immediate family chose the second option and, at various times throughout the 1950s and 1960s, they emigrated to England and the United States.The Aldred family settled in Smethwick, near Birmingham, England and in 1968, at the age of fifteen, Joe was reunited with his parents and siblings – and introduced to the chill of a British autumn!From Top Mountain is the story of one man's journey from humble beginnings in a Jamaican countryside, through the challenges of migration and settlement in a racialised environment, to the status of a respected – sometimes controversial – community and religious leader, broadcaster, ecumenist, speaker and writer.While it is aimed at the general reader, From Top Mountain will also appeal to theologians, missiologists, sociologists and historians who are interested in the migration, settlement and cosmology of peoples across the globe.
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Black Studies
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Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Joe Aldred, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Person Discussed
Joe Aldred, fl. 2015
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Copyright © 2015 Bishop Dr Joe Aldred
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Rasta And Resistance: From Marcus Garvey To Walter Rodney
written by Horace Campbell, 1945- (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2007, originally published 1985), 256 page(s)
Rasta and Resistance is a study of the Rastafarian Movement in all its manifestations, from its evolution in the hills of Jamaica to its present manifestations in the streets of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and the Shashamane Settlement in Ethiopia. It traces the cultural, political and spiritual sources of t...
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written by Horace Campbell, 1945- (Hertford, England: Hansib Publications, 2007, originally published 1985), 256 page(s)
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Rasta and Resistance is a study of the Rastafarian Movement in all its manifestations, from its evolution in the hills of Jamaica to its present manifestations in the streets of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and the Shashamane Settlement in Ethiopia. It traces the cultural, political and spiritual sources of this movement of resistance, highlighting the quest for change among an oppressed people. This book, reprinted for the fourth time, serv...
Rasta and Resistance is a study of the Rastafarian Movement in all its manifestations, from its evolution in the hills of Jamaica to its present manifestations in the streets of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and the Shashamane Settlement in Ethiopia. It traces the cultural, political and spiritual sources of this movement of resistance, highlighting the quest for change among an oppressed people. This book, reprinted for the fourth time, serves to break the intellectual traditions which placed the stamp of millenarianism on Rasta.
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Black Studies
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Horace Campbell, 1945-
Date Published / Released
1985, 2007
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Topic / Theme
Social activism and activists, Social movements, Rastafarian, Racism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985 Horace Campbell
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