Eric Williams and the Making of the Modern Caribbean - Hardcover

Palmer, Colin A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807859249 ISBN 13: 9780807859247

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2006

Synopsis

Born in Trinidad, Eric Williams (1911@-81) founded the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party in 1956, led the country to independence from the British culminating in 1962, and became the nation's first prime minister. Before entering politics, he was a professor at Howard University and wrote several books, including the classic ###Capitalism and Slavery#. In the first scholarly biography of Williams, Colin Palmer provides insights into Williams's personality that illuminate his life as a scholar and politician and his tremendous influence on the historiography and politics of the Caribbean.

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Book Description:

"A highly successful addition to our knowledge of a major figure."-- Hispanic American Historical Review

From the Inside Flap:

In this first scholarly assessment of Williams (1911-1981), founder of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party and the nation's first prime minister, Palmer explores his life as a scholar and politician and his tremendous influence on the historiography and politics of the Caribbean. Palmer focuses especially on a 14-year period of independence struggles in the Anglophone Caribbean, when Williams helped resolve regional disputes and promoted the creation of a pan-Caribbean federation.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0807859249
• ISBN 13: 9780807859247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368