This collection of essays by historians, anthropologists and political scientists locates a discussion of the white minority in the Caribbean within the mainstream of the social science literature on the region. This is especially important because white minorities — particularly in their elite dimensions — continue to exercise a political and economic influence disproportionate to their numbers.
The involvement of white women in entrepreneurial activities, the political divisions and inter-ethnic relations within the white community, and the rise and fall of the white elite are among the fascinating topics discussed in this volume. The territories surveyed include the insular Caribbean as well as the mainland countries of Belize and Guyana.
This book focuses not only on the white elite class, but also on the poor whites, who constitute their own underclass.