Creole Jews - Negotiating Community in Colonial Suriname

This study presents a refined analysis of Surinames-Jewish identifications. The story of the Surinamese Jews is one of a colonial Jewish community that became ever more interwoven with the local environment of Suriname.

About the author

Wieke Vink (1971) obtained her Master's in social history at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She then combined PhD research with an assignment at the Dutch Department of Integration policy (Ministry of VROM). Vink received her PhD from the Erasmus University in 2008; for her dissertation she received the Preamium Erasmianum Research Prize 2009.

Product details

• Authors: Wieke Vink
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9789067183437
• ISBN: 978-90-6718-343-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 234 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Caribbean
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore