Author, Alvin O. Thompson is a Full Professor of History,at the University of the West Indies,Barbados.He has taught African and Caribbean History for over Forty years and has Written several Scholarly Books and Essay's. First Edition Paperback,1987. xxii+299pages. Illustrated,Maps,Photo's. Now Rare and Out of Print. Tanning to Book Edges due to storage in publishers boxe's. Imported, Bridgetown, Barbados. LIMITED Supply.