Our Caribbean Kin: Race and Nation in the Neoliberal Antilles

by Alaí Reyes-Santos

Book Overview

Beset by the forces of European colonialism, US imperialism, and neoliberalism, the people of the Antilles have had good reasons to band together politically and economically, yet not all Dominicans, Haitians, and Puerto Ricans have heeded the calls for collective action. So what has determined whether Antillean solidarity movements fail or succeed? In this comprehensive new study, Ala Reyes-Santos argues that the crucial factor has been the extent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813571995
• ISBN13: 9780813571997
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary