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Autore |
Clarke Colin G |
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Titolo |
Decolonizing the colonial city [[electronic resource] ] : urbanization and stratification in Kingston, Jamaica / / Colin Clarke |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-191931-4 |
9786612199141 |
1-280-90556-5 |
0-19-151503-5 |
1-4294-7072-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (325 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford geographical and environmental studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Urbanization - Jamaica - Kingston |
Social stratification - Jamaica - Kingston |
Electronic books. |
Kingston (Jamaica) Race relations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-281) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Kingston: A Creole Colonial City (1692-1962); 2. Urbanization in Kingston since Independence; 3. Plural Stratification: Colour-Class and Culture; 4. Colour-Class and Race Segregation: The Spatial Dimension; 5. From Slum to Ghetto: Social Deprivation; 6. Politics, Violence, and Drugs; 7. Decolonization and the Politics of National Culture; 8. Conclusion; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Decolonizing the Colonial City' investigates the role of class, colour, race, & culture in the changing social stratification & spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence. The book concludes with a comparison with the post-colonial urban problems of South Africa & Brazil. |
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