Politics in a Half-made Society

This study addresses the social, political and economic transformations that have taken place in the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago from 1925 through to 2001.

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This is a descriptive account of politics in Trinidad and Tobago from the emergence of local politicians around 1925 through the period of nationalist politics in the 1950s and the subsequent 25-year turbulent rule of the PeoplesNational Movement led bythe charismatic scholar-politician, Dr Eric Williams, and finally to the emergence of the first Indian-led government and the political crisis which recently enveloped the country. Politics in a Half-Made Society fulfils the need for an objective, comprehensive and up-to-date account of the politics of Trinidad and Tobago and will appeal to students of Caribbean politics, history and the broader field of Caribbean studies.