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Suriname in the Long Twentieth Century This page intentionally left blank 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 All rights reserved. First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-47183-6 ISBN 978-1-137-36013-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137360137 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: January 2014 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In memory of Marcel Höfte (1922–2008) This page intentionally left blank 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 This page intentionally left blank 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
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