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- Global Decolonisation and Non-Sovereignty
- LSE International Studies
- Global Decolonisation and Non-Sovereignty
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Terminology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part INon-Sovereign States in the Context of Global Decolonisation
- 1Political Futures after the Second World War
- 2Decolonisation and the Global Cold War
- 3The Colonial State
- 4The Political Economy of Non-Sovereign States during Decolonisation
- Part IILocal Dynamics of Decolonisation
- AppendixTimeline of Key Events
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - The Colonial State
Assimilation, Interference and Repression
from Part I - Non-Sovereign States in the Context of Global Decolonisation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 September 2025
Book contents
- Global Decolonisation and Non-Sovereignty
- LSE International Studies
- Global Decolonisation and Non-Sovereignty
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Terminology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part INon-Sovereign States in the Context of Global Decolonisation
- 1Political Futures after the Second World War
- 2Decolonisation and the Global Cold War
- 3The Colonial State
- 4The Political Economy of Non-Sovereign States during Decolonisation
- Part IILocal Dynamics of Decolonisation
- AppendixTimeline of Key Events
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 addresses British and French involvement in the decolonisation of the case study territories. It assesses the differing approaches of colonial representatives towards the political status of the territories. This includes measures taken to repress anticolonial protests and activists, the Gallicisation of Guadeloupe and Martinique after departmentalisation and the impact of years of chronic underfunding. This chapter places these territories within the wider context of the decolonisation of the British and French Empires. It argues that colonial pressures prevented a fair and open debate on the question of independence in these territories.
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- Global Decolonisation and Non-SovereigntySmall Island States in the Caribbean, pp. 88 - 114Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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