Decolonising the Caribbean : Dutch policies in a comparative perspective / Gerte Oostindie & Inge Klinkers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oostindie, Gert.

Contributor:

Klinkers, Inge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decolonization--Netherlands--History--20th century.

Decolonization.

Decolonization--Caribbean Area.

Dutch--Caribbean Area--History.

Dutch.

Netherlands--Colonies--America.

Netherlands.

Netherlands--Politics and government--20th century.

Caribbean Area--Politics and government--1945-.

Caribbean Area.

Netherlands Antilles--History--20th century.

Netherlands Antilles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 decolonisation policies since the 1940's, the authors discuss not only political processes, but also development aid, the Dutch Caribbean exodus to the metropolis and cultural antagonisms. A balance is drawn both of the costs and benefits of independence in the Caribbean and of the outlines and results of the policies pursued in the non-sovereign Caribbean by France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Contents:

Intro

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

Decolonisation through Integration

Assimilation à la française

3. The Comparative Context: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Deadlocks in American Geopolitics

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico'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 Charter's Margins

Turning Point: The 1969 Curaçao 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 'Reciprocal Assistance': Development Aid

Towards Structural Aid, 1954-1975

Aid to the Antilles and Aruba since 1975: Structural or Finite?

AComparative Perspective

9. A Caribbean Exodus - 177

Prelude, 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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC

ISBN:

1-003-69377-6

90-485-0529-1

0-585-49536-X

9781003693772

OCLC:

70771913

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.5117/9789053566541