Caribbean Basin

The Caribbean Basin: An International Historyprovides a study of the entire Caribbean region, including Central America and the Caribbean coast of northern South America. It also offers analysis of * the role of international interventio * the complex interaction among major world powers in the are * conflicts over colonial possessions and trade route * Soviet-American confrontation in the Cold War years Integrating the recent political, social and economic history of the Caribbean with its miltary and diplomatic past, this book charts the region's emergence from colonialism during the course of the twentieth century.