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Contemporary Curaçao : Caribbean community / edited by Ieteke Witteveen, Wim Kamps and Guido Rojer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capitalism--Social aspects--Congresses.
- Capitalism.
- Working class--Congresses.
- Working class.
- Economic history--Congresses.
- Economic history.
- Curaçao--Description and travel.
- Curaçao.
- Curaçao--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (262 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Carib Pub./SWP, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Contemporary Curaçao is a collection of 26 articles that covers topics ranging from history, economics, law, gender issues, and sustainability to art and culture. It presents a compact but thorough introduction to the island of Curaçao. All articles have been written by local academic experts. The book is an excellent tool for those who are in need of an overview of the island's historic and current issues.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Curaçao at a Glance; Curaçao in Caribbean Perspective - Ieteke Witteveen, Wim Kamps, and Guido Rojer, jr.; Demographics - Menno ter Bals; A Brief History of Curaçao - Nolda Römer-Kenepa; The Great Slave Rebellion of Curaçao in 1795 - Nolda Römer-Kenepa; May 30, 1969 - Louis Philippe Römer; Curaçao at a Constitutional Crossroads - Suzy Römer; Archaeology: Curaçao's History Started 5000 Years Ago - Ieteke Witteveen; Willemstad Curaçao, a UNESCO World Heritage City - M.A. Newton and G. J. M. Gehlen
- Selected Aspects of Curaçao's Economy - Guido Rojer, Jr.Curaçao Law - Frank Kunneman; Education in Curaçao - Sygmund Montesant; Media in Curaçao - News Travels Fast - Oscar van Dam; Papiamentu, the Vernacular of Curaçao - Luisette Sambo and Wernher Suares; Population and Ethnicity - Natasha Maritza van der Dijs; Anthropology in an Era of Transformation in the Dutch Caribbean Societies - Rose Mary Allen; Religious Syncretism in Curaçao - Rose Mary Allen; Contemporary Women - Stella Pieters Kwiers; Women in the Labor Market of Curaçao - Zaida Lake; Museums in Curaçao - Ieteke Witteveen
- Music and Identity in Curaçao - Ieteke WitteveenLiterature in Curaçao - Wim Rutgers; Visual Arts in Curaçao - Jennifer Smit; The Architectural Development in Curaçao - Ronald Gill; Curaçao and Sustainability: Some Observations - Lloyd Narain; Curaçao's Drinking Water - Sharo Bikker; Terrestrial Ecology (Plants and Animals)- John A. De Freitas
- Notes:
- "Based on an International conference held at the University of Humanistic Studies, October 2012".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 10, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 90-8850-445-8
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