Caribbean Islands

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

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