Eric Williams & the Making of the Modern Caribbean

by Colin A. Palmer

Book Overview

Born in Trinidad, Eric Williams (1911-81) founded the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party in 1956, led the country to independence from the British culminating in 1962, and became the nation's first prime minister. Before entering politics, he was a professor at Howard University and wrote several books, including the classic Capitalism and Slavery. In the first scholarly biography of Williams, Colin Palmer provides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807859249
• ISBN13: 9780807859247
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"