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

ISBN-13: 9781138894877 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 306 str.

Diane J. Austin

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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