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Seeking Imperialism's Embrace
Kristen Stromberg Childers
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Description for Seeking Imperialism's Embrace
hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
In 1946, at a time when other French colonies were just beginning to break free of French imperial control after World War II, the people of the French Antilles--the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe--voted to join the French nation as departments (Départments d'outre mer, or DOMs). For Antilleans, eschewing independence in favor of complete integration with the metropole was the natural culmination of a centuries-long quest for equality with France and a means of overcoming the entrenched political and economic power of the white minority on the islands, the Békés. Disappointment with departmentalization set in quickly, however, as the ... Read more
In 1946, at a time when other French colonies were just beginning to break free of French imperial control after World War II, the people of the French Antilles--the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe--voted to join the French nation as departments (Départments d'outre mer, or DOMs). For Antilleans, eschewing independence in favor of complete integration with the metropole was the natural culmination of a centuries-long quest for equality with France and a means of overcoming the entrenched political and economic power of the white minority on the islands, the Békés. Disappointment with departmentalization set in quickly, however, as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195382839
SKU
V9780195382839
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About Kristen Stromberg Childers
Kristen Stromberg Childers is Associate Professor of History at Eastern University.
Reviews for Seeking Imperialism's Embrace
Childers's Seeking Imperialism's Embrace is an important book. It reinforces our understanding of a complex moment of the late French empire and of its legacies.
Jean M. Hébrard, American Historical Review
An interesting, well-researched, well-written study ... Recommended.
D. A. Harvey, CHOICE
Seeking Imperialism's Embrace is a major contribution to the literature of the modern Caribbean...Seeking ... Read more
Jean M. Hébrard, American Historical Review
An interesting, well-researched, well-written study ... Recommended.
D. A. Harvey, CHOICE
Seeking Imperialism's Embrace is a major contribution to the literature of the modern Caribbean...Seeking ... Read more