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This study is an attempt to treat in a compact and objective
manner the dominant social, political, economic, and military
aspects of the contemporary islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Sources of information included scholarly books, journals, and
monographs; official reports of governments and international
organizations; numerous periodicals; and interviews with
individuals having special competence in Caribbean affairs. Chapter
bibliographies appear at the end of the book; brief comments on
sources recommended for further reading appear at the end of each
chapter or country section. Measurements are given in the metric
system; a conversion table is provided to assist readers unfamiliar
with metric measurements (see table 1, Appendix A). A glossary is
also included.
