Introduction Robin Cohen 1. Interpreting Dependency in the Canary Islands Miguel Sanchez-Padron 2. From Colonialism to Confederation: The Gambian Experience of Independence, 1965-1982 Arnold Hughes 3. The Structure of Terror in a Small State: Equatorial Guinea Ibrahim K. Sundiata 4. Cabinda; The Politics of Oil in Angola's Enclave Daniel Dos Santos 5. St. Helena: Welfare Colonialism in Practice Robin Cohen 6.

Cape Verde: Survival Without Self-Sufficiency Deirdre Meintel 7. Diego Garcia: The Militarization of an Indian Ocean Island Jooneed Khan 8. Prospering at the Periphery: A Special Case - The Seychelles Raphael Kaplinsky 9. Les Survivances Coloniales aux Comoros Claude Gaspart 10. Mauritius: The Meade Report Twenty Years After Percy Selwyn .