This is a descriptive account of politics in Trinidad and Tobago dating back to 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 Peoples National Movement led by the 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.
The work is enriched by detailed appendices as well as statistics relating to election results for the entire 76 year period between 1925 and 2001, selected economic indicators, and an index of the names of major personalities making the book an important resource tool.
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 immediately appeal to students of Trinidad and Caribbean politics, history and the broader field of Caribbean studies both at home and in the diaspora.
