Guyana: Race and Politics among Africans and East Indians

Social research study of historical and political aspects of intergroup relations in Guyana with particular reference to the social integration of African and Indian ethnic groups - outlines the social implications and economic implications of the sugar plantation system, and covers social structure, social status, forced labour, political leadership and political problems in the post-decolonisation period, racial discrimination, etc. Bibliography pp. 147 to 153 and references Front Matter....Pages i-v Early Colonization and Development....Pages 1-19 The Development of the Plantation System....Pages 20-32 The Saccharine Society....Pages 33-41 The Mosaic of Subcultures....Pages 42-65 Labor Problems and Social Adjustment....Pages 66-88 The Precursors of Conflict between the Fragments....Pages 89-113 The Eruption of Violence....Pages 114-133 Conclusion....Pages 134-144 Back Matter....Pages 145-153