Creole Economics Caribbean Cunning under the French Flag

Name: Creole Economics Caribbean Cunning under the French Flag
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ISBN: 9780292705814

ISBN-10: 0292705816

ISBN-13: 9780292705814

Edition: 2004

Authors: Katherine E. Browne

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In 1946 the inhabitants of Martinique opted for full integration with France, rather than independence. Katherine Browne explains this unusual choice as a manifestation of the same clear-headed opportunism that can today be seen in the informal creole economy of the island.

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 291
Size: 5.96" wide x 8.93" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Groundings



Elements



Social Histories: The Weight of France in Martinique



Frameworks



Cultural Economies: Relating Social Values to Economic Theory in Martinique-Chapter 4: Afro-Caribbean Identities: Postcolonial Tensions and Martinique's CreoleDï¿½brouillard



Practices



Adaptations of Cunning: The Changing Forms ofDï¿½brouillardism



Opportunism by Class: The Profit and Status of Undeclared Work



Women, Men, and Economic Practice: Different Routes to Autonomy and Status