
Worldmaking after Empire w/ Adom Getachew
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The West Indian Federation - What Are the Key Criticisms of Eque and Manley?
The west indian federation only lasted from 19 58 to 19 62, after voters in jamaica rejected it. Soon thereafter, most african states also rejected federation in favor of a looser alliance under the organization for africa unity. What were the key criticisms raised by people like namdesique in nigeria and norman manley in jamaican? And why ultimately, we've talked about a lot of problems and obstacles in the federation project, but why did it ultimately fall apart?
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