Global Decolonisation and Non-Sovereignty - Small Island States in the Caribbean

"Analyses decolonisation and non-sovereignty in the Caribbean, including grassroots protest movements, offshore finance and remittance culture. Covering global history and politics, as well as contemporary Caribbean history, this book will appeal to historians, political scientists and students of decolonisation, non-sovereignty and colonialism"-- Provided by publisher.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Non-Sovereign States in the Context of Global Decolonisation: 1. Political futures after the Second World War; 2. Decolonisation and the global Cold War: the US, the Cuban revolution and anticolonial mobilisation; 3. The colonial state: assimilation, interference and repression; 4. The political economy of non-sovereign states during decolonisation; Part II. Local Dynamics of Decolonisation: 5. Local elites: economic and political power factions; 6. Local politics: the dynamics and failures of political parties; 7. 'We got to take back our country': popular protest and independence activists; Conclusion; Appendix A: timeline of key events; Bibliography.

About the author

Grace Carrington is a Research Fellow at the University College London Institute of the Americas. She is currently part of an interdisciplinary research team working on the AHRC-funded Visible Crown project. As part of this project, Grace analyses the relationship between monarchy, republicanism and anticolonialism in political debates across the Caribbean during decolonisation.

Product details

• Authors: Grace Carrington, Grace (University College London) Carrington
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781009560443
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0956044-3
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: LSE International Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 20th Century, Guadeloupe, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, International Relations, Caribbean islands, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Virgin Islands (UK)