Dual Legacies in the Contemporary Caribbean - Continuing Aspects of British and French Dominion

Dual Legacies in the Contemporary Caribbean (1986) is a comparative and systematic study of the legacies bequeathed by British and French colonial rule in the Caribbean. These essays offer provocative insights and report intriguing parallels between the British and French experiences in the region.

List of contents

1. Introduction: the Past in the Present Paul Sutton 2. The Post-War Decline of the Sugar Economy in the Commonwealth Caribbean Ramesh Ramsaran 3. Sugar in Barbados and Martinique: A Socio-economic Comparison Michael Sleeman 4. The Sugar Protocol of the Lomé Conventions and the Caribbean Paul Sutton 5. Citizenship and Parliamentary Politics in the English-Speaking Caribbean Anthony Maingot 6. The Political Economy of Independence of the Former Associated States of the Commonwealth Caribbean Tony Thorndike 7. Guyane: A Département Like the Others? Frank Schwarzbeck 8. An Economic Policy for Martinique Jean Crusol 9. The Social and Political Thought of Aimé Césaire and C.L.R. James: Some Comparisons John La Guerre 10. Cultural Dualism and Political Domination in Haiti David Nicholls 11. Contemporary Educational Issues in the Commonwealth Caribbean Colin Brock

Summary

Dual Legacies in the Contemporary Caribbean (1986) is a comparative and systematic study of the legacies bequeathed by British and French colonial rule in the Caribbean. These essays offer provocative insights and report intriguing parallels between the British and French experiences in the region.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Sutton
• Assisted by: Paul Sutton (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032444628
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244462-8
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; British Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Caribbean islands, Colonialism & imperialism, Empires & historical states, Colonialism and imperialism, French Colonial Empire