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Decolonizing the Colonial City: Urbanization and Stratification in Kingston, Jamaica
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Decolonizing the Colonial City: Urbanization and Stratification in Kingston, Jamaica
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Decolonizing the Colonial City: Urbanization and Stratification in Kingston, Jamaica
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In this sequel to
(1975) Colin Clarke investigates the role of class, colour, race, and culture in the changing social stratification and spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence in 1962. He also assesses the strains - created by the doubling of the population - on labour and housing markets, which are themselves important ingredients in urban social stratification. Special attention is also given to colour, class, and race segregation, to the formation of the Kingston ghetto, to the role of politics in the creation of zones of violence and drug trading in downtown Kingston, and to the contribution of the arts to the evolution of national culture. A special feature is the inclusion of multiple maps produced and compiled using GIS (geographical information systems). The book concludes with a comparison with the post-colonial urban problems of South Africa and Brazil, and an evalution of the de-colonization of Kingston.