History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010

Raymond Ramcharitar, PhD, is a historian and cultural critic from Trinidad and Tobago. He has published several academic articles on the history, culture and literature of the country. He is also a poet and novelist who has published three collections of poetry, and one of fiction.

• 1. The Creole Republic: Past and Present.- 2. Sources, Methods, Theory.- 3. Tobago: Creole Society’s Doppelganger.- 4. Birth of a Creole Nation: 1783-1961.- 5. The Independence Decade.- 6. 1970 – 1980: Black Power recedes, Indian Power surges.- 7. The 1980s – Money, Malaise, Modernity.- 8. Summing up the PNM Generation.- 9. A Decade of Revolution: 1986, 1990, 1995.- 10. The Creole Century Closes – 1996-2000.- 11. History Pauses: 2001-2002.- 12. Rage, Revanchism, Revenge.- 13. Conclusion: The End of a Decade and an Era.

“Ramcharitar makes a complex political history chronologically intelligible and very accessible. His recognition of calypso as a key cultural element is excellent. … A clear, scholarly, meticulously detailed and professional work of history.” (Anton L. Allahar, New West Indian Guide, Vol. 96 (3-4), September, 2022)