1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910158585503321

Autore

Parrotta Priya

Titolo

The Politics of Coexistence in the Atlantic World: The Greater Caribbean

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

ISBN

1-4438-6998-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (141 p.)

Disciplina

327.1091821

Soggetti

Cultural pluralism - Caribbean Area

Caribbean Area Civilization

Caribbean Area Colonial influence

Caribbean Area Intellectual life

Caribbean Area Social life and customs

Caribbean Area Race relations

Caribbean Area Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The Atlantic World continues to live with the burdens of its own past. Patriarchy, colonialism, and the degradation of people and land persist, and they have strained our attempts at living together. The Greater Caribbean, which includes the islands bordering the Caribbean Sea, as well as the coastlines which frame the Atlantic Ocean, has been defined by its encounters with diversity. For centuries, people in this region have understood that, in unequal societies, the art of coexistence is a strained undertaking. However, through both intellectual and creative efforts, they have been able to decipher the complexities of diversity and injustice, and develop innovative approaches to bridging formidable divides.  This book weaves together a dozen such innovations. It explores the ways in which spiritual pluralism, cultural activism, and resilience in the face of complex social and environmental challenges have been born and nurtured on the islands and coastlines of the Greater Caribbean. From land politics, to student movements, to imperial art, to women's rights, this book conveys a wide array of



stories and perspectives. Taken together, they present a landscape of coexistence which is as multi-faceted and life-affirming as the women and men who created it.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910131909203321

Autore

Jean-François Eck Michel Lescure (dir.)

Titolo

Villes et districts industriels en Europe occidentale, XVIIe-XXe siècles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Presses universitaires François-Rabelais, 2002

[Place of publication not identified], : Presses universitaires François Rabelais, 2002

ISBN

2-86906-346-6

2-8218-2122-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 pages)

Collana

Hors collection

Soggetti

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

Communities - Urban Groups

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Au moment où les pays occidentaux redécouvrent les avantages de la production flexible et des communautés territoriales d'entreprises, ce livre s'interroge sur le rôle de la ville dans le fonctionnement des systèmes productifs locaux. Il étudie la place de la ville et des municipalités dans l'organisation du district industriel et l'effet, en retour, de la présence du district sur le développement de la ville. Il met en lumière le rôle des valeurs et des institutions urbaines comme éléments constitutifs du district (coopération entre firmes, consensus social et mobilité). Il analyse enfin les mécanismes d'adaptation qui ont souvent permis aux districts de survivre aux mutations industrielles que l'Europe a connues depuis l'époque moderne.