British-Controlled Trinidad and Venezuela - by Kelvin Singh (Paperback)

About the Book

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285) and index.

Book Synopsis

This unique work assesses the diplomatic, commercial and political consequences of the conflicting interests of the British imperial government and colonial Trinidad on Venezuela. Imperial interests predominated and the British turned a blind eye to the use of Trinidad by opponents of Venezuelan regimes as a base for the overthrow of Venezuelan governments. The island colony played an important role in the politics of destabilization in Venezuela.

The scholarship is based on a variety of primary sources, particularly the British Foreign Office and the Colonial Office as well as Venezuelan and US archives.

Review Quotes

"This work casts more important light on the functioning of British imperialism, in its struggle against US hegemony, with respect to international oil policy, when significant deposits of petroleum were located in Venezuela. It also explains sympathetically the issues of foreign policy for a young nation such as Venezuela, and its remarkable ability to confront imperial powers and to play one off against the other." - Patrick E. Bryan, Douglas Hall Professor of History, University of the West Indies, Jamaica