Jews of the Dutch Caribbean
Exploring Ethnic Identity on Curacao
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Alan F. Benjamin | ISBN: | 9781134496402 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 27, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alan F. Benjamin |
| ISBN: | 9781134496402 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 27, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Jews of the Dutch Caribbean addresses identity and ethnicity, through a detailed study of a little-known group in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity including, for example, ecology, history, kinship, commerce and language use in everyday life and, crucially, rituals. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity and draws on ethnographic research to analyze ethnic identities and look at how it is shaped and negotiated.
Jews of the Dutch Caribbean addresses identity and ethnicity, through a detailed study of a little-known group in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity including, for example, ecology, history, kinship, commerce and language use in everyday life and, crucially, rituals. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity and draws on ethnographic research to analyze ethnic identities and look at how it is shaped and negotiated.
