1st Edition
Trouble in Guyana An Account of the People, Personalities and Politics...
By Peter Simms
Copyright 1966
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1966, Trouble in Guyana has shown the political development of the colony against the background of clashes between personalities and ideas. For many years it was the Marxist Premier Dr Cheddi Jagan and his American born wife who led the movement for independence in Guyana. Their ambition, it was suggested, was to make British Guiana the first Communist state in South America... Read more
Preface Author's Note Map of Guyana 1. The Guyanese Mirror 2. An Interest in Violence 3. Man in a Voice 4. A Land Built by Slaves 5. The Life of a Slave 6. The Despondency That Came with Freedom 7. The Lowest Rung 8. So Little Reason 9. Cheddi Jagan's Story 10. First Steps in Politics 11. Gathering Strength 12. The End of Booker’s Guyana 13. A Promise to Redeem 14. The Prince that was Paid 15. Anti-Party Activities 16. The New Game 17. New Behaviour 18. Shifting Alliances 19. Refuge in Violence 20. A Second Chance 21. Points of Departure Bibliography Index
Biography
Peter Simms
