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On 19 October 1983, the Caribbean island of Grenada captured international headlines when revolutionary Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and many of his colleagues were killed, in a confrontation resulting in American intervention. This text examines past turmoil in Grenada by focusing on six episodes in the island's history, including: the European destruction of the first Amerindian inhabitants; the rebellion against the rule of the French and then the British colonialists; the disgrace of Gairy; and the demise of Maurice Bishop and the PRG. The book shows how the socio-economic and political background to each conflict holds the key to its resolution and asks whether Grenadians can now become masters of their own destiny, rather than subject to external agencies and groups.
Contents
First Grenadians - Amerindians of Camerhogne; the French-Carib conflict - 1650-54; French colonialism - 1674-1762; the genesis of British colonial rule - 1763-1779; capture of Grenada and the French interregnum - 1779-83; Anglo-French conflict in Grenada - 1783-95; the Fedon rebellion; slavery and the plantation system - 1783-1833; emancipation and apprenticeship; free labour in Grenada - 1838-65; education and the working class - 1824-85; health-care facilities and the 1854 cholera epidemic; indentured immigration scheme - 1834-85; political elitism and continued oligarchy - 1838-1930; demographic factors, religion and housing conditions - 184-1921; growth of the peasantry and the 1951 social revolution; development of organized labour - 1940-60; expansion of education in the 20th century - 1900-60; recent economic history; from crown colony rule to revolution; the revolution self-destructs; postscript - the modern era and the human resource factor.
