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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450586603321

Autore

Clarke Colin G

Titolo

Decolonizing the colonial city [[electronic resource] ] : urbanization and stratification in Kingston, Jamaica / / Colin Clarke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-191931-4

9786612199141

1-280-90556-5

0-19-151503-5

1-4294-7072-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Oxford geographical and environmental studies

Disciplina

307.76097292

Soggetti

Urbanization - Jamaica - Kingston

Social stratification - Jamaica - Kingston

Electronic books.

Kingston (Jamaica) Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-281) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

'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.