1st Edition

Grenada Revolution and Invasion

    254 Pages
    by Routledge

    254 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book, first published in 1984, analyses the background to the revolution in Grenada and details the course of its progress, examining the reasons why it faltered and failed. International factors played no small part in these events, setting the agenda for the internal processes of the revolution and bringing it to an end. The book also examines closely the US-led invasion of this tiny island and its aftermath.

    Part 1. The Revolution and Its Impact  1. The Gairy Years  2. The People’s Revolutionary Government: Political Strategies and Development Priorities  3. United States Policy Towards the Caribbean Basin  4. Cuba and the Caribbean  5. The Commonwealth Caribbean Dimension  Part 2. The Invasion and Its Aftermath  6. The Internal Struggle for Power  7. The US Invasion  8. International Reaction  9. Grenada Under the Governor General  10. The Invasion and Caribbean Politics

    Biography

    Anthony Payne, Paul Sutton and Tony Thorndike