The Caribbean City

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-976-637-295-8
Verlag: BRILL ACADEMIC PUB

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

Caribbean cities are a unique yet underexposed phenomenon. Their distinctiveness results from a combination of interrelated factors including a history of slavery, development under the hemispheric hegemony of the United States and spatial limitations imposed by the settings of most Caribbean urban areas.
This innovative volume presents a detailed introduction to the spatial, socio-cultural and economic characteristics of the Caribbean city, followed by case studies of selected cities in the Dutch, Hispanophone, Francophone and Anglophone Caribbean. It discusses a broad range of disciplinary approaches in examining the urban Caribbean, incorporating perspectives from anthropology, sociology, history, political science, geography and literary and cultural criticism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jaffe, Rivke

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Über Autor(innen)

Rivke Jaffe is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Her research interests include Caribbean studies, urban anthropology and the urban environment.