Urban Life in Kingston Jamaica: The Culture and Class Ideology of Two Neighborhoods (Routledge Library Editions: Urban Studies)
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- Synopsis
- This book, first published in 1984, recounts the daily life, the politics, religion and leisure pursuits of Jamaicans in working- and middle-class Kingston. The study is based upon the author’s observations of life in Selton Town and Vermount, two neighborhoods of Kingston, between 1971 and 1982. The author analyses the local social conflicts and ideologies, thereby, demonstrating how larger issues of class domination and cultural hegemony pervade neighbourhood life. The study provides a detailed contextual account of the significance of belonging to different classes. It provides a different perspective of Caribbean anthropology combining the techniques of ethnography and political economy.
- Copyright:
- 1984
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 306 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781351717328
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781315179766, 9781138894877, 9781138894846
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 08/11/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Gordon and Breach Science Publishers
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.