Urban Life in Kingston Jamaica The Culture and Class Ideology of Two Neighborhoods

Zusammenfassung 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 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables; Introduction to the Series; Preface; Introduction; 1. Class, Politics and Education in Jamaica 2. Selton and Vermount: Two Kingston Neighborhoods 3. Life in Selton Town 4. Life in Vermount 5. Politics and Power in the Neighborhood 6. Religion in the Neighborhood 7. Sport and Leisure in the Neighborhood 8. Conflict and Dispute in Selton Town and Vermount 9. Ideology and Hegemony in Selton Town and Vermount 10. Case Studies: The Middle Class Position 11. Case Studies: The Working Class Position 12. Conclusions; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Subject Index; Author Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Diane Austin-Broos, Diane J. Austin, Austin-Broos Diane, Austin Diane J.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 12.10.2017
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali
• EAN: 9781138894846
• ISBN: 978-1-138-89484-6
• Numero di pagine: 310
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Urban Studies; Routledge Library Editions: Urban Studies
• Categorie: Jamaica, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Urban communities, Urban Anthropology, Ethnographic fieldwork, political economy analysis, class ideology in Caribbean societies, class conflict Jamaica, Caribbean social stratification, neighbourhood power dynamics