Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean : An Essay on Social Change in Dependent Societies Paperback / softback
by Malcolm (University of Surrey) Cross
Part of the Urbanisation in Developing Countries series
Paperback / softback
Description
This book, originally published in 1979, as part of the Urbanization in Developing Countries series, examines the nature and impact of unplanned urban growth in the Caribbean.
Unlike other parts of the underdeveloped world, Caribbean societies are unique in having been created by European economic and strategic needs.
The original instrument for this domination was the plantation that generated the infamous history of migration from Africa and Asia and which continues to exert an important influence in determining the structure and growth of major urban centres.
The book also surveys some distinctive features of Caribbean societies, including family life, religions and social divisions apparently based on race and colour, and concludes by affirming the need to redirect development strategies from Western models towards the creation of a uniquely Caribbean identity based on the redevelopment of land and the revival of agriculture.
Examples are drawn from Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth Caribbean.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:188 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:14/06/1979
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- ISBN:9780521294911
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:188 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:14/06/1979
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521294911
