Eight Years on Statia Race, Coloniality and Development

Eight Years on Statia, waar gaat het boek over?Race, Coloniality and DevelopmentEight Years on Statia investigates the continuing colonial relationship between the special municipality of Sint Eustatius and the Netherlands. The book discusses how race, while subtle and insidious, is a pervasive part of society which directly influences the island’s development. The book is based on eight years of fieldwork and written by an African American woman with family roots on the island. While the book is about the author’s anthopologically informed interpretation of the island’s historical and social structures, it also discusses how the island is a microcosm of the globalized world and, in effect, the island’s challenges of equity and equality represent challenges of modern globalization. Over de auteur Teresa Leslie Teresa E. Leslie is an anthropologist who holds a Bachelor’s degree from Howard University, an MA from University of South Carolina-Columbia, and a PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She attributes her educational success to her family’s deep and historical belief in education for self and community improvement. After living and working on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius for eight years, Teresa recently returned to the United States and currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Meer informatie ISBN 9789464039009 Editie 1 Hoofdauteur Teresa Leslie Taal Engels Bindwijze Paperback / softback Releasedatum 18 december 2020 Aantal pagina's 232 Uitgever BoekScout BV NUR 130 - Mens en maatschappij algemeen Bijgewerkt op 31-03-2026, 06:29:20

Eight Years on Statia investigates the continuing colonial relationship between the special municipality of Sint Eustatius and the Netherlands. The book discusses how race, while subtle and insidious, is a pervasive part of society which directly influences the island’s development. The book is based on eight years of fieldwork and written by an African American woman with family roots on the island. While the book is about the author’s anthopologically informed interpretation of the island’s historical and social structures, it also discusses how the island is a microcosm of the globalized world and, in effect, the island’s challenges of equity and equality represent challenges of modern globalization.