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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810458703321

Autore

Miller O. Alexander

Titolo

Colonial capital theory at work : the case of Jamaica / / O. Alexander Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-7050-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Disciplina

331.6/2729208996

Soggetti

Jamaica Emigration and immigration

United States Emigration and immigration

Great Britain Emigration and immigration

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

COLONIAL CAPITAL THEORY AT WORK; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 High-Colonial Capital; CHAPTER 3 Mid-Colonial Capital; CHAPTER 4 Low-Colonial Capital; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDICES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Colonial Capital Theory at Work is a contribution to the emerging Caribbean and an explanation of how "sociological imagination," or the links between history and biography, have been intentionally used by some to achieve prosperity.