Suriname in the Long Twentieth Century: Domination, Contestation, Globalization

305 Pages·2014·3.046 MB·English

by  Rosemarijn Hoefte (auth.)

Suriname in the Long Twentieth Century
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Suriname in the Long
Twentieth Century
Domination, Contestation, Globalization
Rosemarijn Hoefte
SURINAME IN THE LONG TWENTIETH CENTURY
Copyright © Rosemarijn Hoefte, 2014.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-36012-0
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In memory of Marcel Höfte (1922–2008)
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C O N T E N T S
List of Map, Figures, and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
One Setting the Scene: The Culture of Late Colonial
Capitalism 1900–1940 27
Two The Growing Role of the State in Late Colonial Society 51
Three Discontent, Protest, and Repression in the 1930s 69
Four Resetting the Scene: Developments 1940–1975 91
Five Bauxite Mining in Moengo: Remnants of the
Past and Signs of Modernity 113
Six Economic Collapse, Social Dislocation, and
the Military Regime 133
Seven The Development of Paramaribo in the
Second Half of the Century 159
Eight Leaving the Scene: A New Century 187
Notes 219
Bibliography 261
Index 279
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M A P , F I G U R E S , A N D T A B L E S
Map
1 Current Map of Suriname xiii
Figures
3.1 Demonstration of Unemployed in Front of
Governor’s Palace, June 17, 1931 73
3.2 Queen’s Day Paramaribo, Circa 1910 90
4.1 Public at May Day Parade, Paramaribo 1961 101
5.1 Aerial View of Moengo, 1950–1960 125
7.1 Share of Javanese and Hindustanis of Total
Population Paramaribo 1921–2004 172
7.2 Population of Paramaribo According to
Ethnicity in 2004 173
Tables
1.1 Population of Suriname According to Gender 1865–1929 29
1.2 Population of Suriname and Paramaribo by
Ethnicity 1921 33
1.3 Rice Production in 100,000 Kg in
Suriname 1911–1939 39
1.4 Gold Export in Kg and Guilders 1896–1930 42
1.5 Balata Export in Kg and Guilders 1891–1935 43
1.6 Main Export Products 1881–1940 46
4.1 Population of Suriname According to Gender 1950–2003 108
4.2 Population of Suriname According to Ethnicity 1950–1972 108
4.3 Migration to the Netherlands 1972–1975 110
7.1 Weight of Individual Categories in Total Consumption of
Households in Paramaribo 1953–2008 178
7.2 Homeownership in Paramaribo According to
Ethnicity 1980–2001 179