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Order and place in a colonial city : patterns of struggle and resistance in Georgetown, British Guiana, 1889-1924 /

Throughout the post-slavery Caribbean, former slaves and masters fought to determine the shape of the new free societies. Urban areas - with their growing populations and vibrant Afro-creole culture - were often the sites of these struggles. In Order and Place in a Colonial City Juanita De Barros ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Barros, Juanita
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003.
Colección:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Throughout the post-slavery Caribbean, former slaves and masters fought to determine the shape of the new free societies. Urban areas - with their growing populations and vibrant Afro-creole culture - were often the sites of these struggles. In Order and Place in a Colonial City Juanita De Barros explores the conflicting visions of public areas held by local political and economic elites and by non-white urban poor in Georgetown, British Guiana, demonstrating that the period of study was marked by class and racial tensions as the social and political landscape of the city changed significantly.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-248) and index.
ISBN:9780773570696
0773570691
1282860836
9781282860834
9786612860836
6612860839