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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2003.Description: 291 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9053566546
  • 9789053566541
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 325.3492
LOC classification:
  • 200 F 2141 O59d 2003
Contents:
The comparative context: fragmentation of the British West Indies and the remnants of empire -- The comparative context: the French departements d'outre-mer, grandeur and civilisation at a price -- The comparative context: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, deadlocks in American geopolitics -- Dutch rule in the Caribbean up until 1940: careless colonialism -- The dismantling of the Dutch Empire, 1940-1954 -- The failed attempt at model decolonisation, 1954-1975 -- The perpetuation of the transatlantic kingdom since 1975 -- Illusions and benefits of 'reciprocal assistance': development aid -- A Caribbean exodus -- Cultural exchange, proximity and distance.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 200 F 2141 O59d 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000039542

The comparative context: fragmentation of the British West Indies and the remnants of empire -- The comparative context: the French departements d'outre-mer, grandeur and civilisation at a price -- The comparative context: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, deadlocks in American geopolitics -- Dutch rule in the Caribbean up until 1940: careless colonialism -- The dismantling of the Dutch Empire, 1940-1954 -- The failed attempt at model decolonisation, 1954-1975 -- The perpetuation of the transatlantic kingdom since 1975 -- Illusions and benefits of 'reciprocal assistance': development aid -- A Caribbean exodus -- Cultural exchange, proximity and distance.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-283) and indexes.

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