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ERIC Number: EJ431865
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Caribbean as Crucible of the Americas.
Conway, Dennis
Social Education, v55 n4 p227-31,238 Apr-May 1991
Analyzes social and economic challenges facing the Caribbean region. Examines colonialism's legacy, factors contributing to emigration, and social stratification. Emphasizes difficulties in self-determination created historically by externally introduced ideas, continuing U.S. hegemony, and cultural, racial, and ethnic differences. Provides maps of the region. (CH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Colonialism, Cultural Pluralism, Demography, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Human Geography, International Relations, North American History, Self Determination, Social History, Social Stratification, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Caribbean; Emigration