For review see: Christopher Abel, in Journal of Latin American Studies, vol. 18, part 2 (November 1986); p. 498-499; Montalban, no. 19 (1987); p. 348.

Introduction /Sidney W. Mintz and Sally Price -- A political profile of the Caribbean / Carl Stone -- "Race" and color in the Caribbean / H. Hoetink -- Sugar in the Caribbean: turning sunshine into money / G.B. Hagelberg -- From plantations to peasantries in the Caribbean / Sidney W. Mintz -- A linguistic perspective on the Caribbean / Mervyn C. Alleyne -- The Caribbean as a musical region / Kenneth M. Bilby -- The contemporary Caribbean: a general overview / Gordon K. Lewis.