Negotiating Relief and Freedom: Responses to Disaster in the British Caribbean, 1812-1907

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Oscar Webber

Negotiating Relief and Freedom

Responses to Disaster in the British Caribbean, 1812-1907

Oscar Webber

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English

Manchester University Press
12 September 2023

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Colonialism & imperialism; Aid & relief programmes; Natural disasters

Series: Studies in Imperialism

Negotiating relief and freedom is an investigation of short- and long-term responses to disaster in the British Caribbean colonies during the ‘long’ nineteenth century.

It explores how colonial environmental degradation made their inhabitants both more vulnerable to and expanded the impact of natural phenomena such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. It shows that British approaches to disaster ‘relief’ prioritised colonial control and ‘fiscal prudence’ ahead of the relief of the relief of suffering. In turn, that this pattern played out continuously in the long nineteenth century is a reminder that in the Caribbean the transition from slavery to waged labour was not a clean one. Times of crisis brought racial and social tensions to the fore and freedoms once granted, were often quickly curtailed.

By: Oscar Webber
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 463g
ISBN: 9781526160393
ISBN 10: 1526160390
Series: Studies in Imperialism
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 12 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Disaster and providence 2 Passing visitors 3 ‘Aid’ in the absence of freedom 4 ‘Freedom’, decline and fear 5 Practical sympathy Conclusion -- .

Oscar Webber has been previously temporarily employed at the University of Leeds, The London School of Economics and has held a research fellowship at the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of London -- .