Ethnic Conflict in Developing Societies

TRAMA

This book examines the experience of post-colonial territories and their attempts to manage ethnic communities within their countries. The study focuses on Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, and Fiji. This project looks at the mechanisms, which vary from legislation to political structures, systems, and institutions that have been introduced to allow for greater integration by these communities, and assesses their strengths and weaknesses. 

SOMMARIO

1. Introduction2. The Persistence of Ethnic Communities3. Fiji: A Fractured Society4. Race and Politics in Guyana5. Suriname6. Trinidad and Tobago7. Conclusion

AUTORE

Ann Marie Bissessar is Professor of Political Science, at The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. She serves as the Dean of the faculty of Social Sciences (2015-present). Dr. Bissessar has also served as a member of the Integrity Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (2010-2013). She is the author/editor of eighteen books and approximately seventy articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her areas of interest include governance issues, reform, anti-corruption measures, and ethnic and racial studies. 

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9783319852232
• Dimensioni: 210 x 148 mm Ø 1806 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: XIII, 117 p. 2 illus.
• Pagine Arabe: 117
• Pagine Romane: xiii