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OverviewIn this sequel to Kingston, Jamaica: Urban Development and Social Change, 1692 to 1962 (1975) Colin Clarke investigates the role of class, colour, race, and culture in the changing social stratification and spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence in 1962. He also assesses the strains - created by the doubling of the population - on labour and housing markets, which are themselves important ingredients in urban social stratification. Special attention is also given to colour, class, and race segregation, to the formation of the Kingston ghetto, to the role of politics in the creation of zones of violence and drug trading in downtown Kingston, and to the contribution of the arts to the evolution of national culture. A special feature is the inclusion of multiple maps produced and compiled using GIS (geographical information systems). The book concludes with a comparison with the post-colonial urban problems of South Africa and Brazil, and an evalution of the de-colonization of Kingston. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colin Clarke (Emeritus Professor of Geography, Oxford University, and Senior Research Fellow, Jesus College, Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.729kg ISBN: 9780199269815ISBN 10: 0199269815 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 31 August 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Kingston: A Creole Colonial Capital (1692-1962) 2: Urbanization in Kingston since Independence 3: Plural Stratification: Colour-Class and Culture 4: Colour-Class and Race Segregation 5: From Slums to Ghetto: Social Deprivation 6: Politics, Violence, and Drugs 7: Decolonization and the Politics of National Culture 8: ConclusionReviewsAuthor InformationHead of the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, 1998-2002. Life President of the Association for Research on Central America and the Caribbean. Life member (and one time Chairman) of the Society of Caribbean Studies. Former President of the Society for Latin American Studies and editor of its journal: Bulletin of Latin American Research. Recipient of the Gold Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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