1st Edition

Dutch Caribbean:Prospects Demo

By Betty N Sedoc- Dahlberg Copyright 1990

    First Published in 1990. This volume of essays on the Dutch Caribbean considers areas that are of increasing importance on the international scene and on which little has been written. The Dutch Caribbean shares many of the features of the French-, Spanish- and English-speaking Caribbean. Like these other linguistic zones, the Dutch Caribbean emerged from a history of slavery and colonialism with economies rooted in, or characterized by, the plantation system.

    PART I 1. Suriname: 1975-1989. Domestic and foreign policies under military and civilian rule 2. Suriname and the military 3. Politics and Government in Curasao 4. Decolonization of Aruba within the Netherlands Antilles 5. Bonaire within the Dutch Antilles 6. Sint Maarten: the Dutch half in future perspective PART II 7. The Dutch Caribbean and transitions in United States-Caribbean relations 8. Struggle for democracy in Suriname 9. Love among the ruins: the United States and Suriname 10. The Dutch decolonization: independence for the Netherlands Antilles 11. Venezuela’s relations with Curasao and Aruba: historical linkages and geopolitical interests 12. The future of the Netherlands Antilles PART III 13. Decolonization in the Dutch Caribbean: lessons from the Commonwealth Caribbean 14. Struggle and synthesis: toward theory for the Dutch Caribbean experience

    Biography

    Betty N Sedoc- Dahlberg Center for Latin Studies University of Florida, Gainesville, USA