The Second World War as a turning point in the French Caribbean -- Liberation choices -- Geography, history, identity -- The struggle over history in the Antilles -- Difference and belonging : the illusions of equality -- The gender and family dynamics of departmentalization -- Migration flows and the politics of exclusion
Summary
"This book explores France's complex history of integration and national identity by tracing the unique and historically significant political journey of the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, the French Antilles"--Provided by publisher
