Philippine Vol. 2

Besson, Gérard A

ISBN 10: 9768244550 / ISBN 13: 9789768244550

Editore: Paria Publishing Company Ltd., 2024

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Riassunto:

Book Second of the Philippine trilogy follows the lives of Dr. Jean-Baptiste Philip, the "Free Mulatto", a descendant of Jeannette and Honoré Philip of one of Book First. As one of the Souls on Fire of the early 19th century Romantic Movement, and as an alienist, Dr. Philip fought and won the first civil rights case in the New World on behalf of the free coloured people in Trinidad-an achievement that with emancipation benefitted the former slaves, and in the long run the entire population-while exploring the effects of colonial prejudice on the psyche of his people.

Book Third is a biopic of Maxwell Philip, another descendant of the Philip family in Trinidad. He became "The Representative Man", a political and legal luminary of Port of Spain of the mid-19th century. In a delightful plot the author lets C.L.R. James "discover" Maxwell in his interviews with Captain Arthur Andrew Cipriani in the 1920s.

Informazioni sull'autore: Born in 1942, Gérard Besson was an independent researcher and scholar in the area of History of Trinidad and Tobago. His oeuvre comprises many titles, both non-fiction and historical novels as well as works about folklore. Besson was the recipient of the Hummingbird Medal Gold of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and of an honorary doctorate of the University of the West Indies. He was the founder of Paria Publishing Company Limited. Besson died in 2023.

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Titolo: Philippine Vol. 2
Casa editrice: Paria Publishing Company Ltd.
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: PAP
Condizione: New