"Opens new perspectives on the building of a Caribbean federation in the twentieth century. . . . Connects the struggles for self-determination and self-government in the West Indies with black diaspora politics from the late nineteenth century to the onset of the independences of the Anglophone Caribbean in the 1960s."–American Historical Review "Duke articulates the perspectives manifested in popular culture and provides an in-depth analysis of diasporan roles and reactions . . . in this profound, well-researched, and lucid scholarly work."–Choice "An original, insightful, and well-researched book."–Journal of Caribbean History "Complicat[es] our understanding of the relationships between West Indian nation building and the black diaspora's broader global context, particularly regarding various nationalisms, regionalism, and race. . . . An important contribution to black diaspora studies as well as histories of the British Empire, Caribbean, and the black freedom struggle in the United States."–Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology "Adds new complexities to the analysis of the West Indian Federation by approaching it as a critical practice in the 'racialized global struggle' for black uplift."–New West Indian Guide
