| Description |
1 online resource (280 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Postcolonialism across the disciplines ; 22
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Postcolonialism across the disciplines ; 22.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Illustrations, Figures, Tables, and Maps; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Race at Work; 2. 'Equality of Opportunity for all Children'; 3. Race in Everyday Life; 4. Commitment to Colour-Blindness; 5. The Silence and Salience of Race; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Through case studies on, amongst others, the labour market, education, the family and legal system, this book examines the salience and silence of race and colour in Jamaica in the decades preceding and following independence and its impact on individuals and society. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Race discrimination -- Jamaica -- History -- 20th century.
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Race discrimination. |
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Jamaica. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Jamaica -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Race relations. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Caribbean & West Indies -- General. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Altink, Henrice. Public Secrets : Race and Colour in Colonial and Independent Jamaica. Oxford : Liverpool University Press, ©2019 9781789620009 |
| ISBN |
178962407X |
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9781789624076 (electronic book) |
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9781789620009 (hardback) |
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