Lost Illusions, first published in 1988, analyses the differing experiences of Caribbean migration to Britain and the Netherlands, both from the perspectives of the countries and from the migrants themselves. The in-depth articles from experts provide an essential examination of Caribbean migration to Europe.

1. Caribbean Minorities in Britain and the Netherlands: Comparative Questions Malcolm Cross and Hans Entzinger Part 1. Patterns of Incorporation 2. Workers of the Night: West Indians in Britain Alistair Hennessy 3. Caribbean Migration to the Netherlands: A Journey to Disappointment? Gert J. Oostindie 4. Mobility Denied: Afro-Caribbean Labour and the British Economy Malcolm Cross and Mark Johnson 5. On the Way Up? Surinamese and Antilleans in the Dutch Labour Market Theo Reubsaet 6. Race, Class and Residence: Afro-Caribbean Households in Britain Peter Ratcliffe 7. Surinamese Settlement in Amsterdam 1973–83 Leo de Klerk and Hans van Amersfoort Part 2. Avenues of Social Mobility 8. British Schooling and the Reproduction of Racial Inequality Barry Troyna 9. Education: the Way Up for Surinamese in the Netherlands? Willem Koot and Petrien Uniken Venema 10. Caribbean Business Enterprise in Britain Robin Ward 11. Culture, Structure and Ethnic Enterprise: the Surinamese of Amsterdam Jeremy Boissevain and Hanneke Grotenbreg 12. Afro-Caribbean Involvement in British Politics Marian FitzGerald 13. Mobilization of Ethnicity in Dutch Politics Jan Rath