The Difficult Flowering of Surinam Ethnicity and Politics in a Plural Society

In the months immediately preceding Surinam's independence, November 25, 1975, warning signals went up on both sides of the Atlantic. This small, ethnically plural society was torn by severe political conflict. Elections in November 1973 had brought an end to political collaboration between Cre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dew, Edward
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1978, 1978
Edition:1st ed. 1978
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Roots of Abrasa
  • 3. Nationalism, Cultural Mobilization, and the Emergence of Political Parties (1942–1948)
  • 4. The Struggle for Power in the New Regime (1949–1954)
  • 5. Verbroedering: Rejection and Approval (1955–1967)
  • 6. Flying with a Clipped Wing (1967–1973)
  • 7. The Struggle for Independence (1973–1975)
  • 8. Conclusion