{"product_id":"global-decolonisation-and-non-sovereignty-small-island-states-in-the-caribbean-hardback-9781009560443","title":"Global Decolonisation and Non-Sovereignty; Small Island States in the Caribbean (Hardback) 9781009560443","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGlobal Decolonisation and Non-Sovereignty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSmall Island States in the Caribbean\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores decolonisation in non-sovereign territories in the Caribbean, focusing on Francophone and Anglophone islands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGrace Carrington (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009560443, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e322 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.633 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A terrific book that uses comparative historical investigation to highlight commonalities and differences in the post-1945 trajectories of four Caribbean territories, all of which have sustained their formal connections to an imperial power. Grace Carrington explores the changing economic, demographic and cultural complexions of her Caribbean Island case studies, the role of social movements, labour migration and 'big money' capital in particular. The result is a book that situates enduring imperial sovereignties within the wider global history of decolonisation.' Martin Thomas, University of Exeter, and author of 'The End of Empires and a World Remade'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNon-sovereign territories today account for more than half the states in the Caribbean but regional and global histories of the twentieth century tend to exclude them from narratives of protest and change. This book argues that our current understanding of global decolonisation is partial. We need a fuller picture which includes both independent and non-independent states, and moves beyond a focus on political independence, instead conceptualising decolonisation as a process of challenging and dismantling colonial structures and legacies. Decolonisation is neither an inevitable nor a linear process, but one which can ebb and flow as the colonial grip is weakened and sometimes restrengthened, often in new forms. Using the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Martinique and Guadeloupe as case studies, Grace Carrington demonstrates that a focus on the processes of decolonisation in these non-sovereign states enriches our understanding of the global experience of twentieth century decolonisation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Non-Sovereign States in the Context of Global Decolonisation: 1. Political futures after the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e 2. Decolonisation and the global Cold War: the US, the Cuban revolution and anticolonial mobilisation\u003cbr\u003e 3. The colonial state: assimilation, interference and repression\u003cbr\u003e 4. The political economy of non-sovereign states during decolonisation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Local Dynamics of Decolonisation: 5. Local elites: economic and political power factions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Local politics: the dynamics and failures of political parties\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'We got to take back our country': popular protest and independence activists\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: timeline of key events\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415661179160,"sku":"9781009560443","price":77.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009560443i.jpg?v=1784420602","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/global-decolonisation-and-non-sovereignty-small-island-states-in-the-caribbean-hardback-9781009560443","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}