The analysis of slavery in the Caribbean has a long history and has resulted in a substantial literature. The analysis covers the variations in the nature, functioning, and legacy of slavery in various regions under different colonial rulers, including the English, Spanish, and French. There is relatively little literature in English on Suriname. This reader consists of contributions that focus on the former Dutch colony and contributions that place the discussions it raises within the broader context of those taking place elsewhere in the Caribbean. The articles are grouped into three main themes. The first theme concerns the institution of slavery. The second theme is resistance to slavery. The third theme concerns the legacy of slavery in various forms. Several articles raise new research questions related to these themes. Therefore, the authors have chosen the title: “New perspectives on slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean.”
1. Marten Schalkwijk and Stephen Small: Introduction
2. Marten Schalkwijk: The Plantation Economy and the Capitalist Mode of Production
3. Stephen Small and James Walvin: African Resistance to Enslavement
4. Marten Schalkwijk: Dürkheim and Marx in the Caribbean: Slavery, Laws, and Marronage in Suriname, 1650-1863
5. Eric Jagdew: Maroon Treaties in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 17th, 18th and 19th Century
6. Kwame Nimako and Stephen Small: Collective Memory of Slavery in Great Britain and The Netherlands
7. Fernne Brennan: British slavery and her colonial legacies
8. Armand Zunder: A new look on the economic history of Suriname including a methodology to calculate reparations for damage caused by Dutch colonial rule
9. Stephen Small: Racial Group Boundaries and Identities: People of ‘Mixed-Race’ in Slavery across the Americas
10. Radjinder Bhagwanbali: The New Avatar of Slavery
11. Sandew Hira: Decolonizing the mind - the case of the Netherlands
12. Sandew Hira: An alternative framework for the study of slavery and the colonial society in Suriname
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