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Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean Richard S. Hillman

Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean par Richard S. Hillman

Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean Richard S. Hillman


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Résumé

Helps readers comprehend the diversity and complexities of the Caribbean region. This book ranges in coverage from history to politics and economics, from the environment to ethnicity, from religion to the Caribbean diaspora. It features maps, photographs, and a table of basic political data.

Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean Résumé

Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean Richard S. Hillman

Carefully designed to enhance readers' comprehension of the diversity and complexities of the region, Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean ranges in coverage from history to politics and economics, from the environment to ethnicity, from religion to the Caribbean diaspora. Each topic is covered in an accessible style, but with reference to the latest scholarship. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent events and trends. Maps, photographs, and a table of basic political data enhance the text, which has made its place as the best available introduction to the region. Thoroughly updated to reflect recent events and trends, this new edition of Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean treats the full range of issues facing the region today.

À propos de Richard S. Hillman

Richard S. Hillman is professor emeritus of political science at St. John's Fisher College. His publications include Democracy for the Privileged: Crisis and Transition in Venezuela and Understanding Contemporary Latin America. Thomas J. D'Agostino is executive director of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Union College Partnership for Global Education. He is coauthor, with Richard S. Hillman, of Distant Neighbors in the Caribbean: The Dominican Republic and Jamaica in Comparative Perspective.

Sommaire

Introduction - R.S. Hillman. The Caribbean: A Geographic Preface - T.D. Boswell. The Historical Context - S.J. Randall. Caribbean Politics - T.J. D'Agostino. The Economies of the Caribbean - D.A. Pantin and M. Attzs. International Relations - J.A. Braveboy-Wagner. The Environment and Ecology - D. McGregor. Ethnicity, Race, Class, and Nationality - D. Baronov and K.A. Yelvington. Women and Development - A.L. Bolles. Religion in the Caribbean - L.G. Desmangles, S.D. Glazier, and J.M. Murphy. Literature and Popular Culture - K. Meehan and P.B. Miller. The Caribbean Diaspora - D. Conway. Trends and Prospects - R.S. Hillman and A. Serbin.

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GOR013157042
9781588266637
158826663X
Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean Richard S. Hillman
Occasion - Bon état
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Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
20090730
475
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