{"product_id":"the-george-beckford-papers-paperback","title":"The George Beckford Papers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge L. Beckford\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKari Polanyi Levitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Beckford's work is characterized by a remarkable consistency of purpose and vision. This collection presents the unfolding of George Beckford's work from agricultural economics to political economy, to the social economy of \"man space\", to the cultural roots of Caribbean creativity and a vision of one independent, sovereign and self-reliant Caribbean nation. His purpose was to reveal the legacy of dispossession originating in the slave plantation experience of African people in the New World; to \"free the mind\" from the internalization of attitudes of inferiority and \"Afro-Saxon\" mimicry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.1 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42105315655815,"sku":"9789768125408","price":59.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/246b908c73712abdc1fb09331d584d1c.webp?v=1732433421","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-george-beckford-papers-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}