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First published in 1966, Trouble in Guyana has shown the political development of the colony against the background of clashes between personalities and ideas. For many years it was the Marxist Premier Dr Cheddi Jagan and his American born wife who led the movement for independence in Guyana. Their ambition, it was suggested, was to make British Guiana the first Communist state in South America and the Caribbean. The author knew the Jagans and other political leaders.
British Guyana became independent on 26th May 1966. Demonstrations, strikes, and riots accompanied, or led, every political development and, in the unsettled state of affairs, the British Government was unwilling to relinquish its control. However, in 1964, the ever-increasing violence became close to civil war, and it seemed possible that the Guyanese people might be irrevocably split. This book looks beyond the immediate causes, to the deep-rooted feelings of the six peoples, many of whose ancestors were brought over as slaves or, what was almost the same, as indentured labourers. It also probes the connections between Guyanese problems and the worldwide struggle between the communist nations and the West. This is an important historical reference work for scholars and researchers of colonial history, Latin American history and Caribbean history.
Contents
Preface Author's Note Map of Guyana 1. The Guyanese Mirror 2. An Interest in Violence 3. Man in a Voice 4. A Land Built by Slaves 5. The Life of a Slave 6. The Despondency That Came with Freedom 7. The Lowest Rung 8. So Little Reason 9. Cheddi Jagan's Story 10. First Steps in Politics 11. Gathering Strength 12. The End of Booker's Guyana 13. A Promise to Redeem 14. The Prince that was Paid 15. Anti-Party Activities 16. The New Game 17. New Behaviour 18. Shifting Alliances 19. Refuge in Violence 20. A Second Chance 21. Points of Departure Bibliography Index
