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Sandra W. Meditz and Dennis M. Hanratty, editors. Caribbean Islands: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress,
1987.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Regional Overview
THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SETTING
The Pre-European Population
The Impact of the Conquest
THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS
THE COLONIAL PERIOD
The Sugar Revolutions and Slavery
The Post-Emancipation Societies
The Windward Islands and Barbados
The Leeward Islands
The Northern Islands
POLITICAL TRADITIONS
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, 1800-1960
Education
Precursors of Independence
POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE
Changes in the Social Base of Political Power
Labor Organizations
The West Indies Federation, 1957-62
Political Systems
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS
Antigua and Barbuda
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Government and Politics
Foreign Relations
The Bahamas
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Tourism
Government and Politics
Foreign Relations
Barbados
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Government and Politics
Foreign Relations
Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
Relations with the United States
British Virgin Islands,
Anguilla and Montserrat
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Government and Politics
Foreign Relations
Cayman Islands and the Turks
and Caicos Islands
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Government and Politics
Foreign Relations
Dominica
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Government and Politics
Foreign Relations
Grenada
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Government and Politics
Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations under the People's Revolutionary Government
Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
Relations with the United States
Jamaica
HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
POPULATION
EDUCATION
HEALTH AND WELFARE
ECONOMY
Growth and Structure of the Economy
Patterns of Development
Role of Government
National Income and Public Finance
Labor Force and Industrial Relations
Industry
Tourism
Banking, Financial Services, and Currency
Agriculture
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
The Governmental System
Political Dynamics
Relations with the United States, Britain, and Canada
Relations with Latin American and Caribbean Countries
St. Kitts and Nevis
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Government and Politics
Foreign Relations
St. Lucia
Geography
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
Economy
Trinidad and Tobago
HISTORY
Colonial Heritage
The Road to Independence
GEOGRAPHY
POPULATION
EDUCATION
HEALTH AND WELFARE
ECONOMY
Growth and Structure of the Economy
Role of Government
Labor Force and Industrial Relations
Industry
Banking, Financial Services, and Currency
Tourism
Agriculture
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
The Governmental System
Political Dynamics
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Bibliography
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