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Meighoo, Kirk Peter.

Politics in a 'half made society' : Trinidad and Tobago, 1925-2001 / Kirk Peter Meighoo. - Kingston, Jamaica : Oxford : Princeton, NJ : Ian Randle Publishers ; James Currey ; M. Wiener Publishers, 2003. - xxxiv, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-439) and index.

Prelude to self-government. 1. The establishment of electoral politics, 1925-53: "We are all individuals" -- Pt. 1. The long reign of Eric Williams, 1956-81. 2. The Coming to power of Eric Williams, 1954-62: "PNM against the rest" -- 3. Politics in the independence period, 1962-81: "Right back to 1956" -- Pt. 2. Paved with good intentions: the rise and fall of the National Alliance for Reconstruction, 1981-91. 4. The fall of the PNM, 1981-6: "All ah we tief" -- 5. The fall of the NAR, 1987-91: "Between good intentions and effective implementation" -- Pt. 3. Toward stalemate: structural adjustment, Indian arrival, and slim majorities. 6. The fall of the Manning administration, 1992-95: "Father of the nation" -- 7. The UNC government, 1995-2001: "None shall escape unscathed".

ISBN: 1558763066 9781558763067 1558763074 9781558763074 0852558732 9780852558737 9766370796 9789766370794

LCCN: 2003000544

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA410415 bnb

Subjects--Personal Names:
Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-1981.
Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-1981

Subjects--Corporate Names:
People's National Movement.
People's National Movement.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political parties--History--Trinidad and Tobago--20th century.
Political parties.
Politics and government

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Trinidad and Tobago--Politics and government--20th century.
Trinidad and Tobago.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: F2121 / .M44 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 972.983/03