Struggle of Non-Sovereign Caribbean Territories

H. ADLAI MURDOCH is professor of Romance Studies and director of Africana Studies at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

"This timely collection of essays persuasively suggests that there is a universal crisis of governance and rule that extends across the entire Caribbean. The Struggle of Non-Sovereign Caribbean Territories offers a close reading of the popular demands coming from the streets alongside new, insurgent themes expressed through popular culture, all turning against the neo-liberal hegemony of the present and recent past."— Brian Meeks, author of Critical Interventions in Caribbean Politics and Theory"This splendid collection makes a major contribution to both the study of neocolonialism in the Caribbean and the conundrums faced by the non-sovereign territories of the region. It is certain to be one of the foremost books on Caribbean neoliberalism for some time to come."— Aaron Kamugisha, co-editor of Caribbean popular Culture: Power, Politics and Performance

• Introduction—Non-Sovereignty and the Neoliberal Challenge: Contesting Economic Exploitation in the Eastern Caribbean – H. Adlai MurdochPart I1. Bridging the divide to face the Plantationocene: The chlordecone contamination and the 2009 social events in Martinique and Guadeloupe – Malcom Ferdinand2. From the film Nèg maron (2005) to the Manifeste pour les 'produits' de haute nécessité (2009): Youth Dispossession, General Strikes and Alternative Economies in the French Caribbean – Louise Hardwick3. Artists Against Exploitation: The L'Herminier Museum Squat as a Demonstration Against "La Vie Chère" – Alix Pierre4. Martinique or the Greatness and Weakness of Spontaneity: A View of February 2009 – Hanétha Vété-Congolo5. Neoliberalism and Caribbean Economies: Martinique, Guadeloupe and the Exploitative Strategies of Metropolitan Capital – H. Adlai Murdoch and Paget HenryPart II6. Criminalization, Punitive Neoliberalism and the Puerto Rican Independence Movement – Jacqueline Lazú7. Developing Disasters: Industrialization, Austerity, and Violence in Haiti since 1915 – Vincent Joos 8. A 'New' Antillean DOM Arts Scene, or the pragmatic aesthetics of patience: Artincidence, Annabel Guérédrat, Daniel Goudrouffe, and Henri Tauliaut – Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken9. Buskando nos mes: Giving Meaning to National Identity in Curaçao – Rose Mary Allen10. The Parallels and Paradoxes of Postcolonial Sovereignty Games in the Dutch and French Caribbean: The End of the Netherlands Antilles and Construction of New Dutch Caribbean Political Entities and Relations – Michael SharpeAcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex