Eric Williams and the making of the modern Caribbean
By: Colin A. Palmer.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press; The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780807829875
Subjects: Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-; Trinidad and Tobago -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; West Indies, British -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Description: "Born in Trinidad, Eric Williams (1911-81) founded the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party in 1956, led the country's movement for independence from the British culminating in 1962, and became the nation's first prime minister. Before entering politics, he earned a doctorate from Oxford University, was a professor at Howard University, and wrote several books, including the classic Capitalism and Slavery. A fierce anticolonialist, Williams shared his love of learning in passionate outdoor lectures that drew crowds in the thousands when he returned to Trinidad. Drawing from extensive archival sources, including newly available British documents, Colin Palmer provides the first scholarly biography of Williams.

Palmer's insights into Williams's personality help to illuminate his life as a scholar and politician and his tremendous influence on the historiography and politics of the Caribbean."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Intellectual decolonization; title: The challenge of political and economic integration; title: The struggle for Chaguaramas; title: Eric Williams and the golden handshake; title: Courting Grenada; title: Bleeding Guiana; title: Eric Williams, Africa, and Africans; title: The economics and politics of race.