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

by Urban Life

$326 · Offered by eBay · No longer available

The Nile on eBay Urban Life in Kingston Jamaica by Diane Austin-Broos 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. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description 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 is based upon the author s observations of life in Selton Town and Vermount, two neighborhoods of Kingston, between 1971 and 1982. The author analyses the local social conflicts and ideologies, thereby, demonstrating how larger issues of class domination and cultural hegemony pervade neighbourhood life. 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. Table of Contents 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. Re

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781138894846
• Condition: Fine

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.