The first Barbadians, c.350-c.1627
English colonisation, 1627-1650
The 'sugar and slavery' model, 1644-1692
The Creole slave-based society and economy, 1688-1807
Abolition, rebellion and emancipation, 1807-1838
Freedom without liberties, 1838-1897
Right to full freedom, 1843-1876
Planter-merchant consolidation and workers' organisations, 1876-1937
From colony to nation state, 1937-1966
Current trends: from nation state to Caribbean single market and economy.