Decolonizing the colonial city : urbanization and stratification in Kingston, Jamaica / / Colin Clarke
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| Autore: |
Clarke Colin G
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| Titolo: |
Decolonizing the colonial city : urbanization and stratification in Kingston, Jamaica / / Colin Clarke
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.76097292 |
| Soggetto topico: | Urbanization - Jamaica - Kingston |
| Social stratification - Jamaica - Kingston | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Kingston (Jamaica) Race relations |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Decolonizing the colonial city |
| ISBN: | 0-19-191931-4 |
| 9786612199141 | |
| 1-280-90556-5 | |
| 0-19-151503-5 | |
| 1-4294-7072-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814862903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Oxford geographical and environmental studies.