H. ADLAI MURDOCH is professor of Romance Studies and director of Africana Studies at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

• Introduction—Non-Sovereignty and the Neoliberal Challenge: Contesting Economic Exploitation in the Eastern Caribbean – H. Adlai MurdochPart I1. Bridging the divide to face the Plantationocene: The chlordecone contamination and the 2009 social events in Martinique and Guadeloupe – Malcom Ferdinand2. From the film Nèg maron (2005) to the Manifeste pour les 'produits' de haute nécessité (2009): Youth Dispossession, General Strikes and Alternative Economies in the French Caribbean – Louise Hardwick3. Artists Against Exploitation: The L'Herminier Museum Squat as a Demonstration Against "La Vie Chère" – Alix Pierre4. Martinique or the Greatness and Weakness of Spontaneity: A View of February 2009 – Hanétha Vété-Congolo5. Neoliberalism and Caribbean Economies: Martinique, Guadeloupe and the Exploitative Strategies of Metropolitan Capital – H. Adlai Murdoch and Paget HenryPart II6. Criminalization, Punitive Neoliberalism and the Puerto Rican Independence Movement – Jacqueline Lazú7. Developing Disasters: Industrialization, Austerity, and Violence in Haiti since 1915 – Vincent Joos 8. A 'New' Antillean DOM Arts Scene, or the pragmatic aesthetics of patience: Artincidence, Annabel Guérédrat, Daniel Goudrouffe, and Henri Tauliaut – Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken9. Buskando nos mes: Giving Meaning to National Identity in Curaçao – Rose Mary Allen10. The Parallels and Paradoxes of Postcolonial Sovereignty Games in the Dutch and French Caribbean: The End of the Netherlands Antilles and Construction of New Dutch Caribbean Political Entities and Relations – Michael SharpeAcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex

"This timely collection of essays persuasively suggests that there is a universal crisis of governance and rule that extends across the entire Caribbean. The Struggle of Non-Sovereign Caribbean Territories offers a close reading of the popular demands coming from the streets alongside new, insurgent themes expressed through popular culture, all turning against the neo-liberal hegemony of the present and recent past."— Brian Meeks, author of Critical Interventions in Caribbean Politics and Theory"This splendid collection makes a major contribution to both the study of neocolonialism in the Caribbean and the conundrums faced by the non-sovereign territories of the region. It is certain to be one of the foremost books on Caribbean neoliberalism for some time to come."— Aaron Kamugisha, co-editor of Caribbean popular Culture: Power, Politics and Performance