A fictional tale of migration and settlement in Britain set against the backdrop of actual events that took place from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s

A biography of Antigua’s greatest calypsonian

This collection of writings addresses such themes as race, politics, multiculturalism, the Black Church, parenting and the Bible

Drawing on years of research, political activism and mature reflection, eight of the nation’s leading thinkers deliberate on the issues of governance since independence on 31st August 1962

From humble origins on a small island in the Caribbean, A.N.R. Robinson rose to become a national, regional and international leader

Possibly the first major work whose primary focus is the lives of Caribbean peoples living in New York

Sir Shridath Ramphal offers important philosophical insights into a number of critical issues relevant to the achievement of the objectives of Caribbean integration

Written in a light vein, these stories carry subtle yet profound messages, along with several deliciously different recipes

This book traces the tradition of Caribbean publishing in Britain, starting in the nineteenth century with the revolutionary Jamaican Robert Wedderburn

A unique study showing how this popular Caribbean spirit beverage not only has a social and cultural significance but has also been the subject of a number of political decisions by governments in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe.

A bold, fresh and honest approach to the problems that exist inside the Black community

This book explores the role of cricket in shaping Indo-Guyanese identity, from Ranji’s example, to the mercurial genius of Rohan Kanhai

A collection of brief biographies depicting historical Black leaders

This work looks at the forces and methods used by the Europeans in what the author calls the “de-Africanisation of the Africans” and the creation of the West Indians

This impressive study of 200 years of theatre in Guyana is a fascinating work which includes a compilation of related articles extracted from local journals dating back to the early 19th century

This book focuses on some of the major developments in the history of the African-Guyanese from the time of their arrival in what were then Dutch colonies in the first half of the seventeenth century, to the present day

This anthology of essays provides glimpses of a remarkable career and has been written by persons who worked with Shridath Ramphal or have researched his many contributions to the Caribbean, the Commonwealth and the global community, and to internationalism

A socio-anthropological study of the wake and waking habits that early Tobago folk practiced during their funerary rites

An essential text for students and scholars of Black history featuring over 1,000 biographies of historical and contemporary Black figures

Ira Aldridge was the first Black actor to play white roles and was acknowledged as “the world’s most celebrated interpreter of Shakespeare” during his lifetime

Written in engaging and persuasive prose, this wide-ranging book sweeps away several religious, cultural, social and historical cobwebs and is, in short, an education on India

A collection of interviews with members (and opponents) of the PPP, and with commentators who observed the Party closely

Of the 700 books on dyslexia in the British Library, apparently not one is written by a Black author and none deals with the issue of race and culture - until now!

A collection of commentaries and biographies featuring a distinguished group of Black theorists, writers and influential social revolutionaries

This concise book examines the social, cultural and political aspects of Guyana’s troubled history

A collection of speeches made by one of the dominant figures in the political life of Barbados and the wider Caribbean

A collection of essays, poems and prose written by leading Indian-Caribbean authors and scholars

A candid account of the situation of Caribbean small states in the global community written by a former participant in many of the deliberations of Caribbean governments

Born in 1762 in Jamaica of a Scottish father and a Jamaican mother, Robert Wedderburn was one of the key campaigners against slavery at the beginning of the nineteenth century

Comprehensive guide to books and other source materials for the study of Christianity in the English-speaking Caribbean