Empowering a Peasantry in a Caribbean Context: The Case of Land Settlement Schemes in Guyana, 1865-1985

by Carl B. Greenidge

An exploration of the land settlement schemes of Guyana over 160 years. It analyzes the interrelationships of conflicting forces in the political economy of Guyana, which frustrated attempts at empowerment of the peasantry. The impact of these schemes on social differentiation is also discussed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9766400687
• ISBN13: 9789766400682
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"