1st Edition
East Indians in a West Indian Town San Fernando, Trinidad, 1930-70
By Colin G Clarke
Copyright 1986
209 Pages
by
Routledge
209 Pages
by
Routledge
209 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1986, East Indians in a West Indian Town explores the complex geographical, sociological and anthropological dimensions of Trinidad society before and after its political independence, by employing three sets of materials – census data, questionnaires and participant-observation records. Cartographic, humanistic and statistical approaches are combined in a historical... Read more
Preface and acknowledgements List of tables List of plates 1. Introduction 2. East Indians in Trinidad: historical and theoretical perspectives 3. San Fernando: from slavery to independence 4. San Fernando: social and spatial structure in the late colonial period. 5. Segmentation, stratification, race and caste 6. Religions, cults and festivals 7. Household, kinship and marriage 8. Intersegmental association and political affiliation 9. Conclusion: pluralism in San Fernando and beyond Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Glossary Bibliography Index
Biography
Colin G. Clarke
