Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The old colonial order, 1797-1919
  • The crisis of the old colonial order, 1919-36
  • The collapse of the old political order, 1936-45
  • Postwar nationalism, 1946-50
  • Apprenticeship to freedom, 1950-5
  • The rally of the progressives
  • A movement is born
  • The elections of 1956: the parties
  • The elections of 1956: campaign issues
  • Victory and compromise
  • The Nationalists in power, 1956-8
  • The federal elections of 1958
  • The constitutional imbroglio, 1957-60
  • The 'war' for West Indian independence
  • Thunder on the right
  • The elections of 1961: preparing the ground
  • The elections of 1961: parties and pressure groups
  • The elections of 1961: issues and results
  • Federation and the Caribbean economic community
  • The constitutional imbroglio: the final phase
  • Integral decolonization
  • Rationalizing the administration
  • Race and the national community
  • Restructuring the economy
  • Parties and the political process
  • Conclusions.