Race, Power and Social Segmentation in Colonial Society
Guyana After Slavery, 1838-1891
1st Edition
Published on 3. May 2023
326 pages
978-1-000-85773-3 (ISBN)
Description
Race, Power and Social Segmentation in Colonial Society (1987) studies Guyanese society after slavery and specifically examines the area of social classes and ethnic groups. It also focuses on the theoretical issues in the debate on pluralism versus stratification and provides a detailed interdisciplinary analysis of the process of structural change in a composite colonial society over a significantly long historical period - over half a century.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-000-85773-3 (9781000857733)
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Brian L. Moore
Race, Power and Social Segmentation in Colonial Society
Guyana After Slavery, 1838-1891
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12/2024
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Brian L. Moore
Race, Power and Social Segmentation in Colonial Society
Guyana After Slavery, 1838-1891
Book
05/2023
1st Edition
Routledge
€176.60
Shipment within 10-20 days
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Brian L. Moore
Content
Part 1. Historical and Theoretical Background 1. Plantation Societies, Pluralism and Social Stratification 2. The Plantation System and the Challenge of Emancipation Part 2. White Minority Dominance 3. Colonial Politics and the Institutionalization of Planter Hegemony 4. Race and Imperialism in the Colonial Polity Part 3. The Blacks and Coloureds in Society 5. The Political Subordination of the Black Villages 6. Second Class Subjects: The Socio-Economic Status of the Blacks and Coloureds Part 4. The Incorporation of Immigrants 7. Secondary Colonists: The Rise of the Portuguese Immigrants 8. The Subjugation of the Indian and Chinese Immigrants Part 5. The Organization and Structure of the Total Society 9. The Stability and Unity of the Society: Consensus or Coercion 10. Conclusion: Race, Power and Social Segmentation
