Overview

In the interest of locating race and ethnicity as sociological and political categories that are inimical to contemporary conceptions of the nation state, editor Anton L. Allahar explores the geopolitics of the Caribbean through a comparative focus. The result is a study that is unique in scope and also in its level of scholarly reflection. This book is the first of its kind. It is essential reading for anyone interested in advancing their analysis of political, economic, social, and cultural thought in the Caribbean and other former colonial modern nations.

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Author:   Anton L. Allahar ,  Selwyn Ryan ,  Shona N. Jackson ,  Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780739108871

ISBN 10:   0739108875
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   28 June 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Foreword Chapter 2 Situating Ethnic Nationalism in the Caribbean Chapter 3 Are We All Creoles Now? Ethnicity and Nation in a Heterogeneous Caribbean Diaspora Chapter 4 Nationalism, Identity and the Banking Sector: the English-Speaking Caribbean in the Era of Financial Globalization Chapter 5 The Contemporary Crisis in Guyanese National Identification Chapter 6 Black Power and Black Nationalism: Lessons from the US for the Caribbean? Chapter 7 All Power a la Gente: Black Power, the Young Lords and Puerto Rican Nationalism in the US, 1966-1972 Chapter 8 Political and Ethnic Identity in a Post-Colonial Communal Democracy: the Case of Fiji Chapter 9 Ethnicity and Nationalism: the Kurds in Turkey, 1923-1980 Chapter 10 Class, 'Race,' and Ethnic Nationalism in Trinidad

Reviews

This volume dutifully gathers a variety of interesting cases to illustrate processes of identity formation, conflict and social change in a useful and well-documented resource for anyone looking for a solid introduction to the complex articulators of ethnicity, nationalism and class in the Caribbean at a time when many of the region's communities have been impacted, in varying ways, by the developing context of global political economy. All of this is to be appreciated. -- Jeff Shantz Studies In Ethnicity and Nationalism

This volume dutifully gathers a variety of interesting cases to illustrate processes of identity formation, conflict and social change in a useful and well-documented resource for anyone looking for a solid introduction to the complex articulators of ethnicity, nationalism and class in the Caribbean at a time when many of the region's communities have been impacted, in varying ways, by the developing context of global political economy. All of this is to be appreciated.--Jeff Shantz Studies In Ethnicity And Nationalism

Author Information

Anton L. Allahar is Professor of Sociology at University of Western Ontario.

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