The Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean and the World

by Mervyn C. Alleyne

Book Overview

Mervyn Alleyne's work examines how the meanings and values of race and ethnicity have been constructed historically and how they are represented symbolically, with particular focus on the Caribbean. Alleyne examines the historical development of these categories in Europe, Asia and Africa and proceeds to an analysis of the Caribbean. Through this analysis, Alleyne draws on a wide array of evidence to ultimate oppose the widely held notion that racial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9766401799
• ISBN13: 9789766401795
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 5.9"