A Political And Social History Of Guyana, 1945-1983

A Political And Social History Of Guyana, 1945-1983 PDF Author: Thomas Spinner
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429716591
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Book Description
Originally published in 1984, this is a documented account of the political history of the former British colony of Guyana. Providing a reflection of the increasing involvement of the United States in the Caribbean and Central America on the long-term political, social and economic effect that intervention can have on the small states of less developed countries during the period of 1945 to 1983. The text includes a detailed historical account of post-World War II politics and moves onto the emergence of the nationalist movement in Guyana in the late 1940s and the cold war period of the 1950s; concluding with the consequences both politically and economically in the 1980s.