Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Huston, Annette
URN	etd-06102009-063032
Title	British policy, Jamaican nationalism and the failure of the West Indies Federation 1945-1962
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	History
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Howard, Thomas C. Committee Chair Lux, David S. Committee Member Neth, Mary C. Committee Member
Keywords	Jamica-history
Date of Defense	1990-04-20
Availability	restricted
Abstract During World War II the rise of labor to political power in Jamaica, an English Colony since 1655, represented a new and dramatic development that necessitated political reform. In November 1944, the inauguration of limited self-government based upon the Westminster model of government, and for the first time in the history of Jamaica, on universal adult suffrage, brought the Crown Colony period to and end and placed Jamaica securely on the road to self-government. Like most British dependencies, Jamaica began a long period of tutelary democracy under British guidance to achieve statehood. From 1944 to full independence in 1962, periodic constitutional advances took place. By 1959, the island was self-governing with only defense and international relations referred to the Crown.
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