Rosemarijn Hoefte

Hemispheric reconfigurations in Northern Amazonia: the ‘Three Guianas’ amid regional change and Brazilian hegemony

Abstract Regional and hemispheric reconfigurations in Latin America and the Caribbean are increasingly mediated by Brazilian power, and the engagement of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana with this emerging context is intriguing. They are tentatively moving away from a Caribbean region with which they are culturally contiguous, towards a South American continent in which they are geographically located. This is partly a reflection of the gradual opening up of the Northern Amazonian space that they share collectively, and also with Venezuela and Brazil. These processes are occurring as cause and effect of Brazil’s emergence as a regional – and even regionally hegemonic – power. With reference to wider debates on regionalism and hegemony, we analyse the uncertain consequences of these shifts.

Still Lonely After All These Years?: Contemporary Development in the 'Three Guianas'

Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana have traditionally been seen as isolated: from each other; from the Caribbean with which they are socially and culturally contiguous; and also from the South American continent in which they are geographically situated. Moreover, divided by language and relationships of varying intensity with their former colonisers, very little research exists which analyzes their development predicament collectively. This article seeks to overcome some of these deficiencies. It shows how similar processes of change internally, regionally and globally are provoking new patterns of development and engagement with the world in all three Guianas. The central conclusion of the paper points towards the need for a new research agenda which focuses on these unique territories as distinctive prisms through which to view various dimensions of contemporary globalisation. These include emerging Brazilian hegemony in South America, the ecological devastation wrought by extractive industries, the accompanying clandestine trade in humans and narcotics which flourishes in regions with fuzzy borders, limited state reach, and, in some cases, compromised—and potentially even partially criminalized—state institutions themselves, and the precarious position of indigenous Amerindian and Maroon communities.Resumen:Guyana, Surinam y la Guyana Francesa tradicionalmente se han considerado como aisladas entre sí, del Caribe, con el cual están relacionadas social y culturalmente; y también del continente suramericano donde se encuentran localizadas geográficamente. Aún más, divididas por el lenguaje y las relaciones de variada intensidad con sus antiguos colonizadores, existen pocas investigaciones que analicen su situación de desarrollo en conjunto. Este artículo tiene como propósito el superar algunas de estas deficiencias. Se demuestra cómo los procesos similares de cambios internos, regionales y globales están provocando nuevos patrones de desarrollo y compromiso con el mundo en las tres Guyanas. La principal conclusión del artículo señala la necesidad de una nueva agenda de investigación que enfoque estos territorios únicos como distintos prismas a través del cual se puedan ver las distintas dimensiones de la globalización contemporánea.Résumé:Le Guyana, le Suriname et la Guyane française ont été traditionnellement considérés comme isolés l’un de l’autre; des Caraïbes avec lesquels ils sont socialement et culturellement contiguës; et aussi du continent latino-américain dans lequel ils sont situés géographiquement. En outre, divisés par la langue et les relations d’intensité variable avec leurs anciens colonisateurs, il existe très peu de recherches qui analysent leur situation de développement collectivement. Cet article cherche à surmonter certaines de ces lacunes. Il montre comment les processus similaires de changement interne, régional et mondial sont en train de provoquer de nouveaux modèles de développement et d’engagement avec le monde dans les trois Guyanes. La conclusion centrale de cet article pointe vers la nécessité d’un nouveau programme de recherche qui se concentre sur ces territoires uniques comme prismes distinctifs pour voir les différentes dimensions de la mondialisation contemporaine.

Migration, Trade, and Slavery in an Expanding World: Essays in Honor of Pieter Emmer

the voyage and in the West shaped their future and how their seasoning differed from the acclimatization and social reorientation of enslaved Africans arriving on the other side. Byrd weaves a fascinating narrative in his attempt to deal with these questions. In the process, we get a glimpse of the making of the black Londoners and the challenges they faced, not only in leaving London but in settling in Sierra Leone. The story of how some, for example deported Maroons, would later move on again to the ‘New World’ is not covered because of the book’s time-frame, but would have been a useful completion of this story of circulation. Despite some familiar content, the entire story woven together into a single narrative allows the migration movement of blacks to be understood as a unified concept, looking more broadly at the British Atlantic World. Byrd’s approach allows us to see in one analysis the logistical similarities and differences in the movement of blacks across the Atlantic and how each set of migrants transformed that black and white Atlantic World.