The Grenadian Crisis and the Caribbean Left

Abstract

The Grenadian revolution has been widely canvassed as the most important achievement of the left in the English-speaking Caribbean. Regionally, its importance has been dwarfed only by the Cuban revolution and the Sandinistas' struggles in Nicaragua. It is therefore of great importance to analyse the impact of its collapse in October 1983 on the 'popular forces' of the English-speaking Caribbean. By 'popular forces' I