The Caribbean: The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism

420 Pages·1990·13.627 MB·English

by  Franklin W. Knight

FRANKLIN W
KNIGHT
The Genesis of a
Fragmented Nationalism

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The Caribbean
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Franklin W. Knight The Caribbean: The Genesis.of a Fragmented
Nationalism, second edition
The Caribbean
THE GENESIS OF A
FRAGMENTED NATIONALISM Second Edition
FRANKLIN W. KNIGHT
New York • Oxford University Press • 1990
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Knight, Franklin W.
The Caribbean, the genesis of a fragmented nationalism
Franklin W. Knight.—2nd ed.
p. cm. Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-19-505440-7
ISBN 0-19-505441-5 (pbk)
1. Caribbean Area—Economic conditions—1945—
2. Caribbean Area—Social conditions—1945—
3. Caribbean Area—Politics and government—1945- I. Title.
HC155.K58 1990 330.9729—dc2o 89-49185
987654321
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
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For
Nadine Margaret Knight
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