An important study of the Caribbean. Includes a 1967 Christmas card from Sir Harold Mitchell in Canada (not signed; just printed) and a personal photograph of the author. This book covers Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Replublic and Puerto Rico together with the Commonwealth, French and Netherlands islands. The three Guianas, British Honduras and the Bahamas have also been included. The different attitudes of Europe, Canada, the USA and Latin America to the Caribbean are examined. Agriculture, economic develpment and education are considered. The book views the area as a whole and compares and contrasts the different countries. Extremely well researched, illustrated with 81 photographs and maps, and including an extensive bibliography and index.