The Caribbean in the twentieth century / editor, Bridget Brereton ; co-editors: Teresita Mart inez-Vergne, Ren e A. R omer and Blanca G. Silvestrini. - Paris : Oxford : Unesco Pub. ; Macmillan-Caribbean, 2004. - xxix, 758, [40] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. - General history of the Caribbean ; v. 5 . - General history of the Caribbean ; v. 5. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 667-741) and indexes.

The economic development of the Caribbean from 1880 to 1930 / The Caribbean in the 1930s / The Caribbean in the Second World War / Proletarian movements (1940-90) / Decolonization, populist movements and the formation of new nations, 1945-70 / African and Indian consciousness / The Cuban Revolution and its impact on the Caribbean / Political process in the Caribbean, 1970s to 2000 / The forces of regional co-operation / Caribbean international relations at the turn of the century / Demographic and social structural changes in the contemporary Caribbean / The migration experience / The changing status of women in the contemporary Caribbean / The Caribbean family: continuity and transformation / Ideology, identity, culture / Religion, myths and beliefs: their socio-political roles / Education in the Caribbean, 1930-90 / The quality of life in the twentieth-century Caribbean / Bridget Brereton -- Roberto Cass a -- Franklin W. Knight -- Claus F ullberg-Stolberg -- Patrick Bryan -- James Millette -- Tony Martin -- Marifeli P erez-Stable -- Anthony P. Maingot -- Antonio Gaztambide-G eigel -- Anthony T. Bryan -- Fe Iglesias Garc ia -- Bonham C. Richardson -- Alice Col on and Rhoda Reddock -- Raymond T. Smith -- Rex Nettleford -- Robert J. Stewart -- Carl Campbell -- Bonham C. Rochardson and Joseph L. Scarpaci. Introduction /

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