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080			_a04.04.02 R989
245			_aRevolution and reaction : a study of parties and politics in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970-1981
260			_bISER, UWI _aSt. AugustineTT _c1989
300			_aviii, 300 p.
520			_aDescribes and analyses party politics in Trinidad and Tobago between the years 1970 and 1981; a period which witnessed the emergence of a radical street based protest movement spearheaded by the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) and the appearance of the National Union of Freedom Fighters (NUFF), a small guerrilla movement. Analyses the reaction of the then Prime Minister, Dr. Eric Williams, and the economic and social elites in the society. Examines the ideologies and behaviour of the several new parties which appeared on the scene to challenge the ruling party's (PNM) stranglehold on political power and state resources.
583			_c10/12/12 _kSANDRAW
650			_aPOLITICS
942			_cM _mR989
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