Description
The Contemporary Caribbean
Authors: Potter Robert B., Barker David, Klak Thomas, Conway Denis
Language: EnglishSubject for The Contemporary Caribbean:
Keywords
region; st; lucia; windward; islands; dominican; republic; british; virgin; vincent; CARICOM Country; Young Men; CTRC; BLP; St Maarten; Colour Class System; CARICOM; Major Generating Markets; Contemporary Caribbean; Small Scale Farming Systems; Earthquake Hazard Map; Caribbean Region; Caribbean Cities; St Eustatius; Caribbean Governments; Offshore Banking; Caribbean Tourism; Urban Primacy; Offshore Services; Landslide Hazard; Online Gambling; Debris Flows; Sea Grass; Pyroclastic Flow; BLP
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Add to cart the book of Potter Robert B., Barker David, Klak Thomas, Conway DenisPublication date: 02-2016
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Add to cart the book of Potter Robert B., Barker David, Klak Thomas, Conway DenisPublication date: 05-2004
544 p. · Paperback
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This text focuses on the contemporary economic, social, geographical, environmental and political realities of the Caribbean region. Historical aspects of the Caribbean, such as slavery, the plantation system and plantocracy are explored in order to explain the contemporary nature of, and challenges faced by, the Caribbean. The book is divided into three parts, dealing respectively with: the foundations of the Caribbean, rural and urban bases of the contemporary Caribbean, and global restructuring and the Caribbean: industry, tourism and politics.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
PART I FOUNDATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN
1. The Caribbean Landscape
2. Populations and Migration
PART II RURAL AND URBAN BASES OF THE CONTEMPORARY CARIBBEAN
3. Agriculture and agrarian Structure
4. Vulnerability and the Impact of Natural Hazards
5. Social Conditions
6. Housing in the Caribbean
7. Urban Dynamics and Townscapes
PART III GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING AND THE CARIBBEAN: INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND POLITICS
8. Industrialization, Development and Economic Change
9. Offshore Services and the Caribbean
10. Globalisation and the Caribbean
11. Tourism, Environment and Development
12. Political Realities and the Caribbean
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