Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xiii
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 The Caribbean: A Geographic Preface 19
7. 3 The Historical Context 51
8. 4 Caribbean Politics 87
9. 5 The Economies of the Caribbean 133
10. 6 International Relations 161
11. 7 The Environment and Ecology 191
12. 8 Ethnicity, Race, Class, and Nationality 225
13. 9 Women and Development 257
14. 10 Religion in the Caribbean 289
15. 11 Literature and Popular Culture 339
16. 12 The Caribbean Diaspora 367
17. 13 Trends and Prospects 391
18. Acronyms 407
19. Basic Political Data 409
20. The Contributors 415
21. Index 417
22. About the Book 429