Race Relations in Colonial Trinidad 1870-1900

Zusammenfassung In this study of the development of a colonial Caribbean territory in the late nineteenth century the diverse peoples of Trinidad - Europeans! white Creoles of French! Spanish and English descent! Africans! Creole blacks! Venezuelans! Chinese and Indian immigrants - occupy the centre stage. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1. Introduction; 2. The environment; 3. The white elite; 4. Education and mobility; 5. The rise of a coloured and black middle class; 6. The urban labouring population; 7. The black rural masses; 8. The souls of black folk; 9. The Indians; 10. Racism and race relations: the divided society; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Bridget Brereton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2002
• EAN: 9780521523134
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52313-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / World, Trinidad and Tobago, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Trinidad & Tobago, General and world history, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General