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Jews of the Dutch Caribbean: Exploring Ethnic Identity on Curacao

Alan F. Benjamin

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: Aug 15th, 2014
  • Pages: 212
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.90in - 6.00in - 0.60in - 0.70lb
  • EAN: 9781138008557
  • Categories: Caribbean & West Indies - GeneralAnthropology - Cultural & Social

About the Author

Alan F Benjamin is a Lecturer in the Jewish Studies Program of the Pennsylvania State University, where his interests include contemporary Jewish identity and social boundaries.