Cox Alomar, Rafael.

Revisiting the transatlantic triangle : the constitutional decolonization of the Eastern Caribbean / Rafael Cox Alomar. - Kingston, Jamaica ; Ian Randle Pub., 2009. - xxx, 323 p. : ill., maps. - (Forgotten histories of the Caribbean) .

Bibliography: p. 304-315.

Introduction : Britain's colonial disengagement from the Eastern Caribbean -- The federal concept -- Slums of empire -- The Anglo-American Caribbean Commission -- From the Montego Bay Conference to the Jamaican Referendum -- The colonial office and the Eastern Caribbean crisis -- The little eight scenario -- The Marlborough House Conference -- The suspension of the Grenada constitution -- Dissension within the ranks -- Aid within a transatlantic triangle -- A federal project in cold storage -- Free association Modo Britannico -- Barbados going it alone -- Conclusion : towards new postcolonial societies?

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Decolonization--History--West Indies, British--20th century.


Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century.
West Indies, British-- Foreign relations.

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