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Author | : Stephen Stuempfle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9789766406639 |
In this wide-ranging study, Stephen Stuempfle explores the transformation of the landscape (material environment) of Port of Spain from the cocoa boom era at the turn of the twentieth century through Trinidad and Tobago's independence from Britain in 1962. In addition to outlining the creative work of planners, architects, engineers and builders, he examines depictions of the city in journalism, travel literature, fiction, photographs and maps, and elucidates how diverse social groups employed urban spaces both in their day-to-day lives and for public celebrations and protests. Over the course of the seven decades considered, Port of Spain was a dynamic centre for interactions among British officials; American entrepreneurs, military personnel and tourists; and a rapidly growing local population that both perpetuated and challenged the colonial regime. Many people perceived the city as a vanguard space - a locale for pursuing new opportunities and experiences. By drawing on a rich array of written and visual sources, Stuempfle immerses the reader in the sights and sounds of the city's streets, parks, yards and various buildings to reveal how this complex environment evolved as a realm of collective endeavour and imagination. He argues that the urban landscape served as a key site for the display and negotiation of Trinidad's social order during its gradual transition from colonial rule to self-government. For Port of Spain's inhabitants, the construction of a modern capital city was interrelated, both practically and symbolically, with the building of a society and a new nation-state.
Author | : Michael Anthony |
Publisher | : Paria Publishing Company Limited |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2004-07 |
Genre | : Black nationalism |
ISBN | : 9789768054548 |
The Making of Port of Spain is the second book in the "Paria Classics" series of republications/re-editions by Paria Publishing Co. Ltd., Trinidad and Tobago's premier publishing house for titles about the history and folklore of these islands. This volume is part 1 of a two-part series of the history of Trinidad and Tobago's capital, Port-of-Spain (formerly Puerto d'Espaa). In it, award-winning historian and prolific author Michael Anthony relates the various aspects of the social and physical development of the town from its earliest recordings in post-Columbian times to 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Illustrated throughout, this book is written in a light, entertaining, anecdotal way, and a substantive index will help the reader to get an excellent overview of how Port-of-Spain was made!
Author | : Carlton Robert Ottley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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Author | : Michael Anthony |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Historic buildings |
ISBN | : 9780333975558 |
Focuses on the history of one of the unique cities of the West Indies - Spain. This title includes discussion of more than 70 historic sites that gives a glimpse of the colourful history not only of Port of Spain but of Trinidad and Tobago as a whole.
Author | : Azreay'l |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2013-08-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1477181210 |
Liberty Call¡Port of Spain¡Gut-bustlingly, hilariously, and outrageously funny." The plot starts with three comical, class clowns turned military offi cers. Chief Warrant Offi cer Kenneth Nelton, Ensign Alfred Boltan, and Ensign Gregory Washington fi nd themselves stationed together onboard a naval vessel. These misfi ts are keen at creating continual pranks just to keep the crew in good spirits, but always manage to keep senior management in turmoil from their silly plots in the name of fun. Later, these three fi nd themselves united with the king of pranks and mastermind of deception, Lieutenant Barry Soliere, when deceptively plotting for new transfer orders to Spain. Shortly upon their transfer, this elite group of comical military misfi ts fi nds themselves assigned on a fi ve-day temporary duty in Spain. Unable to distinguish their professional demeanor from everyday play, their non-stop childish behavior continually spills over into the workplace as they delight co-workers but manage to piss off senior management. They embark on a fun-fi lled adventure while on liberty. They fi nd themselves in deep trouble with a corrupt Spanish mobster when they befriend the boss¡¦ exwife and his fi ancé, top models and strippers. As if making an enemy out of the mob boss is not enough, they turn around and have a run-in with a notorious, dangerous, Jamaican drug lord while out on the town. Liberty Call is a laugh-out-loud comedy written with a solid storyline and a myriad of funny twists and turns. If you simply enjoy comedy, this is a must read. If you love hilarious comedy, then spend a quiet afternoon with this one. There are all sorts of knuckleheads whom we work with daily. Every organization has them, and these comical idiots are not uncommon; however, Liberty Call has an exceptionally higher concentration than most workplaces. It is a masterpiece that melds a little of everything: crazy humor, and romantic and not-so-romantic scenes. It is an outrageous, hilarious comedy, with escalating comical events about day-to-day living with Liberty Call.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : International cooperation |
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Author | : Sir Thomas Picton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1806 |
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Author | : Carlton Robert Ottley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1962 |
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Author | : Andre Bagoo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 2015-04-10 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781848614154 |
Author | : Bridget Brereton |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2002-06-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521523134 |
An important contribution to the still largely unresearched history of Trinidad.