ABOUT THIS BOOK

Twelve essays address the political and cultural features of the Grenada experience, in light of the 1979 uprising that toppled Prime Minister Eric Gairy, and the subsequent U.S. invasion of 1983. The contributors discuss theoretical issues that go to the heart of dilemmas faced by many small, developing societies.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Jorge Heine is professor of political science and CIGI Chair in Global Governance at Wilfred Laurier University. Dr Heine served as Chile's Ambassador to India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (2003-2007), was Ambassador of Chile to South Africa (1994-1999), and a cabinet minister in the Chilean government.

REVIEWS

“The 12 articles provide a remarkably comprehensive, informative and balanced account of the Grenadian Revolution and its aftermath by recognized specialists in Caribbean development and comparative politics.”
—Canadian Journal of Political Science

“The various chapters in “A Revolution Aborted” are well tuned, well documented, and they offer distinct insights into the Grenada tragedy.”
—San Juan Star Magazine

“This volume takes the NJM experience seriously on its own terms and assesses its lessons for those who favor radical social and economic change in the Caribbean islands.”
—Foreign Affairs

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Revolution Aborted

PART I: THE DOMESTIC RECORD

1. People's Power in Theory and Practice

2. Socialism and Cultural Transformation in Grenada

3. Macroeconomic Growth Under the People's Revolutionary Government: An Assessment

PART II: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

4. The Foreign Policy of the People's Revolutionary Government

5. Socialism via Foreign Aid: The PRG's Economic Policies with the Soviet Bloc

6. The United States and the Grenada Revolution: Who Pushed First and Why?

PART III: CRISIS AND AFTERMATH

7. The Hero and the Apparatchik: Charismatic Leadership, Political Management, and Crisis in Revolutionary Grenada

8. Small States, Eastern Caribbean Security, and the Grenada Intervention

9. The Restoration of Electoral Politics in Grenada

PART IV: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT

10. Whither Caribbean Socialism? Grenada, Jamaica, and Guyana in Perspective

11. Democracy and Socialism: Reflections on the Grenada Experience

12. Size, Pluralism and the Westminster Model of Democracy: Implications for the Eastern Caribeean

Grenadian Politics and Society: A Bibliographic Guide

Notes on Contributors

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