Politics of Identity in Small Plural Societies Guyana, the Fiji Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago by Wilson, Stacey-Ann

Politics of Identity in Small Plural Societies Guyana, the Fiji Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago
by Wilson, Stacey-Ann

(#0514AJ2)

Hardcover Palgrave M, 2012
Description: 219 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Dewey: 320.54; Audience: Adult

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-205) and index.;Conceptualizing identity: ethnicity and culture -- Six available perspectives on identity and politics -- Ethnopolitics: an analytic framework -- Guyana: the uncooperative republic -- Fiji: indigenous paramountcy -- Trinidad and Tobago: the politics of accommodation.

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In small plural societies, cultural differences can be exaggerated, exploited and intensified during political contests. The survival of these societies as democracies - or even at all - hangs in the balance.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Palgrave M
  • Publication Date: January 17, 2012
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Dewey: 320.54
  • Description: 219 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 0-230-33987-5
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-230-33987-3
  • LCCN: 2011-028463
  • Follett Number: 0514AJ2
  • Audience: Adult