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Revolution And Intervention In Grenada The New Jewel Movement, The United States, And The Caribbean
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Part 1 of this book, Dr. Schoenhals places the Grenadian Revolution and its aftermath in historical perspective. He explores the Anglo-French rivalry over the island, the period of slavery, and the British colonial administration and gives particular emphasis to the Gairy decades (1951-1979). His discussion of the People's Revolutionary Government is based on extensive Interviews with the... Read more
Westview Special Studies -- Preface -- Government and Political Leaders -- Grenada: The Birth and Death of a Revolution -- The Historical Background, 1498-1951 -- The Decades Under Gairy, 1951-1979 -- The People's Revolutionary Government, 1979-1983 -- The Downfall of the PRG and the Aftermath -- The United States, the Caribbean, and Grenada -- The United States as a Caribbean Power -- Carter, the Caribbean, and Grenada -- Reagan, "Neocontainment," and the Caribbean -- The Grenada Intervention and U.S. Foreign Policy -- U.S. Foreign Policy Implications
Biography
Kai P. Schoenhals, Richard A. Melanson
