Crosscurrents West Indian Immigrants and Race

Name: Crosscurrents West Indian Immigrants and Race
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ISBN: 9780195117448

ISBN-10: 0195117441

ISBN-13: 9780195117448

Edition: 1998

Authors: Milton Vickerman

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Crosscurrents: West Indian Immigrants and Race offers an insightfulexamination of the complex relationship between race and ethnicity incontemporary American society. Based on interviews with over one hundredJamaicans in New York, this book presents first-hand accounts of racialexperiences among West Indian immigrants living in New York City. It provides anin-depth view of what it means to be West Indian in the United States.As more and more West Indians enter the United States, they raise a wide rangeof questions regarding race and ethnicity. West Indian immigrants come fromsocieties where blacks represent the majority, where race is downplayed, andwhere a high degree of emphasis is placed…

Book details

List price: $199.99
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/3/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English




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