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Decolonising the Caribbean : Dutch Policies in a Comparative Perspective

Author
Klinkers, Inge
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[Place of publication not identified] : Amsterdam University Press, 2003.
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Oostindie, Gert
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English.
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Contents
""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 Rico""""Puerto 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 Margins""""Turning 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€? 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"", and 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 de⁺гṕartements d'outre-mer, Grandeur and Civilisation at a Price -- The Colonial Period -- Decolonisation through Integration -- Assimilation a⁺ђ la franc⁺ʹaise -- 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 Curac⁺ʹao Revolt -- Negotiating the Independence of Suriname -- The Antillean Refusal -- 7. The Perpetuation of the Transatlantic Kingdom since 1975 -- The Aruban Status Aparte -- ANew 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-- A Comparative Perspective -- 9. A Caribbean Exodus -- 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.
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 1940s, 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.
Waarom verliep de dekolonisatie van 'West-Indië', anders dan die van Indonesië, vreedzaam en zelfs rustig? Waarom werd Suriname uiteindelijk wél onafhankelijk, terwijl de Nederlandse Antillen en het hiervan afgesplitste eiland Aruba beiden een plaats als autonoom land binnen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden wisten te behouden? Hoe is te verklaren dat ruim een derde van de Surinamers en Antillianen in Nederland woont, ondanks relatief. zeer ruime Haagse ontwikkelingshulp? Hoe verhoudt het Nederlandse beleid ten aanzien van de laatst overgebleven Caraïbische delen van het Koninkrijk zich met dat van Frankrijk, Groot-Brittannië en de Verenigde Staten, landen die elk met een ander model van dekolonisatie in de Caraïben experimenteren? Welke lessen kunnen worden getrokken uit een systematische vergelijking van de vier modellen op dimensies als ontwikkelingshulp, zorg voor deugdelijkheid van bestuur, migratiebeleid en culturele identiteit? Deze vragen staan centraal in Decolonising the Caribbean. De analyse van het Nederlandse beleid is een samenvatting en een update van de veelgeprezen driedelige studie Knellende Koninkrijksbanden die in 2001 verscheen. De nieuwe vergelijkende delen bestrijken een derde deel van het boek en bieden een unieke verkennende exercitie, die ook elders niet eerder zo systematisch werd verricht.
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9789053566541
9053566546
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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