Eric Williams and the Making of the Modern Caribbean /

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Born in Trinidad, Eric Williams (1911-81) founded the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party in 1956, led the country to independence from the British culminating in 1962, and became the nation's first prime minister. Before entering politics, he was a professor at...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Palmer, Colin A., 1944-2019
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Williams, Eric Eustace, > 1911-1981
Williams, Eric Eustace, > 1911-
Williams, Eric Eustace, > 1911-1981.
Politics and government
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
HISTORY > General.
West Indies > British West Indies.
Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinite-et-Tobago > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
West Indies, British > Politics and government > 20th century.
Trinidad and Tobago > Politics and government > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Born in Trinidad, Eric Williams (1911-81) founded the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party in 1956, led the country to independence from the British culminating in 1962, and became the nation's first prime minister. Before entering politics, he was a professor at Howard University and wrote several books, including the classic Capitalism and Slavery. In the first scholarly biography of Williams, Colin Palmer provides insights into Williams's personality that illuminate his life as a scholar and politician and his tremendous influence on the historiography and politics.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations, 1 map
ISBN:9781469605692

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