I. Early Colonization and Development -- Methodology -- Guyana โ{128}{148} The Land -- Early Settlements and Colonization -- II. The Development of the Plantation System -- Cultural Design of Plantation Society -- III. The Saccharine Society -- The Image of King Sugar -- VI. The Mosaic of Subcultures -- The Colored Group -- Analysis -- The African Group -- V. Labor Problems and Social Adjustment -- The Portuguese Immigrants -- The East Indians -- The Chinese -- VI. The Precursors of Conflict between the Fragments -- The Social Revolution -- Politico-racial Factors -- Some External Variables -- VII. The Eruption of Violence -- VIII. Conclusion -- A Civic Program -- Selected Bibliography