Decolonising the Caribbean : Dutch Policies in a Comparative Perspective.

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Much has been written on the post-war decolonisation in the Caribbean, but rarely from a truly comparative perspective, and seldom with serious attention to the former Dutch colonies of Surinam, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. This study bridges both gaps. In their analysis of Dutch decolonisati...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Klinkers, Inge (Autor), Oostindie, Gert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam University Press, 2003.
Temas:
History (General)
Political institutions and public administration (General)
History.
History: specific events and topics.
Humanities.
Politics and government.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
HISTORY > General.
Decolonization
Dekolonisatie.
Koloniale politiek.
Caribbean Area
Netherlands Antilles
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Comparative Context: Fragmentation of the British West Indies and the Remnants of Empire
  • The Colonial Period
  • The Failure of the West Indian Federation
  • Re-engagement: The Overseas Territories
  • 2. The Comparative Context: The French départements d'outre-mer, Grandeur and Civilisation at a Price
  • The Colonial Period
  • Decolonisation through Integration
  • Assimilation à la franÃaise
  • 3. The Comparative Context: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Deadlocks in American Geopolitics
  • The Commonwealth of Puerto RicoPuerto Ricoâ€?s Status Debate
  • The U.S. Virgin Islands: Unincorporated Territory
  • 4. Dutch Rule in the Caribbean up until 1940: Careless Colonialism
  • Failed Exploitation
  • Colonial Administration
  • Cultural Divides
  • 5. The Dismantling of the Dutch Empire, 1940-1954
  • World War II, Powerless Dutch Colonialism and the Atlantic Charter
  • In the Shadow of Indonesia
  • The Round-Table Conferences
  • The Charter of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1954
  • 6. The Failed Attempt at Model Decolonisation, 1954-1975
  • Exploring the Charterâ€?s MarginsTurning Point: The 1969 CuraÃao Revolt
  • Negotiating the Independence of Suriname
  • The Antillean Refusal
  • 7. The Perpetuation of the Transatlantic Kingdom since 1975
  • The Aruban Status Aparte
  • A New Dutch Agenda for the 1990s
  • Deadlocks and the Margins of Autonomy
  • Into the Twenty-First Century
  • 8. Illusions and Benefits of â€?Reciprocal Assistanceâ€?: Development Aid
  • Towards Structural Aid, 1954-1975
  • Aid to the Antilles and Aruba since 1975: Structural or Finite?
  • AComparative Perspective
  • 9. A Caribbean Exodus â€? 177Prelude, 1954-1973
  • The Independence of Suriname and the Exodus, 1973-1980
  • The Antillean Exodus of the 1990s
  • A Comparative Perspective
  • 10. Cultural Exchange, Proximity and Distance
  • Dutch Passport, Dutch Language?
  • Reciprocal Cultural Exchange?
  • A Comparative Perspective
  • 11. Epilogue
  • Dutch Caribbean Decolonisation in a Nutshell
  • Caribbean Decolonisation: a Tentative Balance Sheet
  • What Kind of Kingdom?
  • The Future
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes

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