Michael Manley (1) (1924–1997)
Author of A History of West Indies Cricket
For other authors named Michael Manley, see the disambiguation page.
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- Legal name
- Manley, Michael Norman
- Birthdate
- 1924-12-10
- Date of death
- 1997-03-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Birthplace
- St Andrew, Jamaica
- Place of death
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Education
- Jamaica College, London School of Economics
- Occupations
- trade unionist
politician
prime minister (Jamaica) - Relationships
- Manley, Norman (father)
- Organizations
- People's National Party
- Awards and honors
- Privy Council
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Manley brings an amateur's enthusiasm and scholarly heft to this thick study, strongly influenced by C.L.R. James's *Beyond A Boundary* of the history of the West Indies cricket team from its beginnings to the 1980s. This is a book no Caribbeanist, and no lover of West Indies cricket should be without.
An analysis of the experience of governing Jamaica in the 1970s from a dependency perspective. Manley analyses his period of government and considers his efforts to deepen and broaden Jamaican democracy.
Manley's second significant political essay.
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- 11
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- 116
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.3
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- 33
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Manley also has the advantage of being personally involved with some aspects of West Indies cricket (although he refers to himself in the third person for some reason), especially the 1980s Rebel tours to South Africa, and we get a good personal look at the events around the tour.
As the depressing deterioration of West Indies cricket continues, "A History of West Indies Cricket" is a good example of the once-great history of West Indies cricket.… (more)