1st Edition

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

By Diane Austin-Broos Copyright 1984
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

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 is based upon the author’s observations of life in Selton Town and Vermount, two neighborhoods of Kingston, between 1971 and 1982. The author analyses the local social conflicts and ideologies, thereby, demonstrating how larger... Read more

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

Biography

Diane Austin-Broos