Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean: An Essay on Social Change in Dependent Societies

by Malcolm Cross

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521294916
• ISBN13: 9780521294911
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"