Dominion over Palm and Pine: a history of Canadian aspirations in the British Caribbean

Q3 Social Sciences Round Table Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI:10.1080/00358533.2023.2244295
Stefano Tijerina
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The historical analysis of the pursuit of geopolitical power and influence of Western middle powers as well as their contribution to the preservation of white racial dominance is of critical importance in understanding the dynamics of this current era of globalisation that has led to the sharp divide between the global north and south. Paula Hastings’ Dominion over Palm and Pine centres on the case of Canada, as it incrementally challenged the status quo established by Western powers in the English-speaking Caribbean throughout the last quarter of the 19th century and into the 21st century. Her description of the failed aspirations of Canadian ‘unionist’ politicians and business leaders interested in annexing parts of the Caribbean sheds light on this overlooked aspect of Canada’s long-term nation building and economic development goals, an analysis that has been overshadowed by the conventional historical narrative of Canada as a ‘peaceable kingdom’. Hastings argues that the never-ending aspiration of the consolidation of an ‘overseas maritime province’ (p. 217) was, and continues to be, ‘extinguished’ (p. 212) by powerful interests in Canada that remain deeply concerned about issues of racial integration that could result from territorial expansion into the Caribbean. In doing so, her work challenges the U.S. and British-centric narratives of imperialism, thus contributing to a more holistic vision of the social, economic, international, and political history of the Caribbean, while shedding light on the expansionist desires of middle powers
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棕榈和松树上的自治领:加拿大在英属加勒比地区的抱负史
对西方中等强国追求地缘政治权力和影响力的历史分析,以及它们对维护白人种族主导地位的贡献,对于理解当前全球化时代的动态至关重要,全球化时代导致了全球南北之间的尖锐分歧。葆拉·黑斯廷斯(Paula Hastings)的《对棕榈和松树的统治》(Dominion over Palm and Pine)以加拿大为中心,从19世纪最后25年到21世纪,加拿大逐渐挑战西方列强在讲英语的加勒比地区建立的现状。她对加拿大“联合派”政客和商界领袖企图吞并加勒比海部分地区的失败愿望的描述,揭示了加拿大长期国家建设和经济发展目标中被忽视的一个方面,这一分析被加拿大作为“和平王国”的传统历史叙述所掩盖。黑斯廷斯认为,加拿大的强大利益集团对加勒比海地区的领土扩张可能导致的种族融合问题深感担忧,因此加拿大对巩固一个“海外海上省份”(第217页)的永不停息的渴望,已经并将继续被“消灭”(第212页)。在此过程中,她的作品挑战了以美国和英国为中心的帝国主义叙事,从而为加勒比地区的社会、经济、国际和政治历史提供了更全面的视角,同时也揭示了中等大国的扩张主义欲望
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Round Table Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
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期刊介绍: Founded in 1910, The Round Table, Britain"s oldest international affairs journal, provides analysis and commentary on all aspects of international affairs. The journal is the major source for coverage of policy issues concerning the contemporary Commonwealth and its role in international affairs, with occasional articles on themes of historical interest. The Round Table has for many years been a repository of informed scholarship, opinion, and judgement regarding both international relations in general, and the Commonwealth in particular, with authorship and readership drawn from the worlds of government, business, finance and academe.
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