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Abstract
This article examines several cases of racial discrimination in the government service in interwar Jamaica to shed more light on the nature of colonial rule in the British Caribbean on the eve of its process towards independence. Informed by Critical Race Theory, it is particularly concerned with the language of race used to discuss these cases and argues that by avoiding racial issues or presenting them as about something else than race, African Jamaicans helped as much as the government to uphold a system of social stratifications in which class and colour were closely entwined.
Original language | English |
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Journal | History workshop journal |
Publication status | Unpublished - 2013 |
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- 1 Seminar/workshop/course
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Colonial history research seminar
Henrice Altink (Invited speaker)
5 Oct 2011Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Race and Class in pre-independence Jamaica
6/08/11 → 7/09/11
Project: Research project (funded) › Research