emergence of the caribbean empire: politics and labour in trinidad and tobago, 1918-1976

Against the background of initiatives towards self-government in the British West Indies, this work examines the pioneering efforts of the Labour movement in Trinidad in the promotion of both Caribbean political integration, and regional trade union solidarity especially in the post-World War Two era.

Jerome Teelucksingh is Senior Lecturer at The University of the West Indies. His recent books are Rise and Fall of an Empire (2020) and A Fragmented Empire (2022).