Militarization in the Non-Hispanic Caribbean / / ed. by Dion E. Phillips, Alma H. Young.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Boodhoo, Ken I.,; Danns, George K.,; Phillips, Dion E,; Phillips, Dion E.,; Sedoc-Dahlberg, Betty,; Watson, Hilbourne A.,; Young, Alma H.,
• HerausgeberIn: Phillips, Dion E.,; Young, Alma H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (180 p.)

Explores the reasons behind the sudden rapid militarization of the non-Hispanic Caribbean and assesses the implications of the change for the Caribbean societies themselves, for the region, and for U.S.-Caribbean relations.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Tables and Figures
• Preface
• 1 Toward an Understanding of Militarization in the Third World and the Caribbean
• 2 Imperalism, National Security, and State Power in the Commonwealth Caribbean: Issues in the Development of the Authoritarian State
• 3 The Increasing Emphasis on Security and Defense in the Eastern Caribbean
• 4 Violence and Militarization in the Eastern Caribbean: Grenada
• 5 Interest Groups and the Military Regime in Suriname
• 6 The Role of the Military in the National Security of Guyana
• 7 The Central American Crisis and Its Impact on Belize
• The Contributors
• Bibliography
• Index