THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Editor
A series of books edited by Roberta Marx Delson, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, c/o Department of Anthropology, Lehman College, Bronx, New York 10468.
Editorial Board
Laennec Hurbon, Centre National de Recherche Scientific, Paris, France; Frank Moya Pons, Fondo para el Avance de las Ciencias Sociales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; J. Edward Greene, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.
VOLUME 1
READINGS IN CARIBBEAN HISTORY AND ECONOMICS
Edited by Roberta Marx Delson
VOLUME 2
PATTERNS OF CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT
An Interpretive Essay on Economic Change
by Jay R. Mandle
VOLUME 3
URBAN LIFE IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Culture and Class Ideology of Two Neighborhoods
by Diane J. Austin
VOLUME 4
RACE, POWER AND SOCIAL SEGMENTATION IN COLONIAL SOCIETY
Guyana After Slavery, 1838-1891
by Brian L. Moore
VOLUME 5
THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Prospects for Democracy
Edited by Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg
Additional volumes in preparation
MASS MEDIA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Edited by Stuart H. Surlin and Walter C. Soderlund
THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Prospects for Democracy
Edited by
Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg
Center for Latin Studies
University of Florida
Gainesville, USA
First published 1990 by Gordon and Breach Science Publishers
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The Dutch Caribbeanprospects for democracy / edited by Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg.
p. cm. (Caribbean studies; v. 5)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 2-88124-385-1
1. Netherlands AntillesPolitics and government. 2. Surinam Politics and government1950 3. ArubaPolitics and government. 4. DecolonizationNetherlands Antilles. 5. DecolonizationAruba. 6. Netherlands AntillesEconomic conditions. 7. SurinamEconomic conditions. 8. ArubaEconomic conditions. I. Sedoc-Dahlberg, Betty Nelly. II. Series.
F2141.D88 1990 320.97298'6dc20 8917003
CIP
DOI: 10.4324/9781315075037
For Joo, my son
In honor and respect for the
Peoples of the Caribbean, and
Dedicated with love to the
Sedoc Dahlberg clan
and those friends in
the United States who
helped us survive in
the 1980s
CONTENTS
PART I
1. Suriname: 1975-1989. Domestic and foreign policies under military and civilian rule
Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg
2. Suriname and the military
Tony Thorndike
3. Politics and Government in Curaao
Peter C. Verton
4. Decolonization of Aruba within the Netherlands Antilles
Robertico Croes and Lucita Moenir Alam
5. Bonaire within the Dutch Antilles
Ank Klomp
6. Sint Maarten: the Dutch half in future perspective
Fabian Badejo
PART II
7. The Dutch Caribbean and transitions in United States-Caribbean relations
Michael Allen
8. Struggle for democracy in Suriname
Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg
9. Love among the ruins: the United States and Suriname
Gary Brana-Shute
10. The Dutch decolonization: independence for the Netherlands Antilles
Peter C. Verton
11. Venezuela's relations with Curaao and Aruba: historical linkages and geopolitical interests
Rita Giacalone
12. The future of the Netherlands Antilles
Harry Hoetink
PART III
13. Decolonization in the Dutch Caribbean: lessons from the Commonwealth Caribbean
Alma H. Young
14. Struggle and synthesis: toward theory for the Dutch Caribbean experience
Michael H. Allen
- 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 Curaao
- 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 Curaao 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
Guide
INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES
The purpose of this series is to provide a forum in which the major themes and trends affecting the entire region will be explored in depth. Thus, while the island-specific approach is not eschewed, the aim is to develop perspectives on problem-solving in the area as an entirety, both on the local level and in the international context. Hence the emphasis is on the qualitative and quantitative interpretation of the economic and political culture in which the modern Caribbean operates. Historical, demographical and sociological issues, when relevant to the central focus of the series, will also be examined.