Alan F Benjamin

Jews of the Dutch Caribbean

Exploring Ethnic Identity on Curacao

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the contexts of identity and ethnicity, through a detailed study of a little-known group in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, with an intriguing history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781138008557
• ISBN-10: 1138008559
• Artikelnr.: 39712277

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction 2 Research, a contract, and representation PART I Setting 3
Introduction 4 Ecology and prehistory 5 Selected elements of the Curaçaoan
social setting 6 The Sephardi Jewish presence on Curaçao PART II Social
practice 7 Introduction 8 Alternatively Jewish, alternatively Curaçaoan 9
Ascribing identities 10 Conclusion