Seeking Imperialism''s Embrace - National Identity, Decolonization, Assimilation in French Caribbean

Zusatztext Seeking Imperialism's Embrace is a major contribution to the literature of the modern Caribbean...Seeking Imperialism's Embrace, based on careful research in multiple archives, is very helpful in contextualizing 1946 and reminding readers of the shadow of the United States in this era. Childers offers new insight into Antilleans' choices, and she shows the powerful implications of gendered discourse in postwar Antillean history...her book is a sophisticated and important analysis-an essential read for anyone interested not only in the French Caribbean but also in the postwar world. Informationen zum Autor Kristen Stromberg Childers is Associate Professor of History at Eastern University. Klappentext In 1946, the people of the French Antilles--the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe--chose the path of assimilation rather than independence from France. Their histories offer an important contrast to the wars of decolonization following World War II. Zusammenfassung In 1946, the people of the French Antilles--the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe--chose the path of assimilation rather than independence from France. Their histories offer an important contrast to the wars of decolonization following World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: The Second World War as a Turning Point in the French Caribbean Chapter Two: Liberation Choices Chapter Three: Geography, History, Identity Chapter Four: The Struggle over History in the Antilles Chapter Five: Difference and Belonging: The Illusions of Equality Chapter Six: The Gender and Family Dynamics of Departmentalization Chapter Seven: Migration Flows and the Politics of Exclusion Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Kristen Stromberg Childers, Kristen Stromberg (Associate Professor o Childers, Kristen Stromberg (Associate Professor of History Childers, Childers Kristen Stromberg
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.10.2016
• EAN: 9780195382839
• ISBN: 978-0-19-538283-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Caribbean islands, Colonialism & imperialism, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General