Alternatives to independence: explorations in post-colonial relations

This book examines post-colonial relations in three French overseas departments, Reunion, Martinique and Guadeloupe. This highly original form of relationship is based on the argument that decolonisation can be achieved through equal citizenship within a single state (France), rather than through the equality of separate national states. The author looks at the implications of political integration for the islands' economic, social and political development, in addition to the implications of being part of the European Community in the Third World. Chapters also examine the unsettled colonial question of French Guyana, and the evolution of Franco-Algerian relations, with special reference to immigration and decolonisation. Finally, post-colonial liberation and human rights is discussed from a feminist-humanist perspective. -H.Clout