Caribbean New York: Black Immigrants and the Politics of Race (The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues) [Paperback]

Philip Kasinitz (Author)

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Kasinitz theorizes that the decision to promote "race" or "ethnicity" for the Anglophone Caribbean black has been a critical factor in their status in the New York City political arena. Comparing the experiences of post-1965 West Indian immigrants to their predecessors, the author demonstrates the increasing deterioration of Afro-Caribbeans' status and power as African Americans began to assert their political options following the Civil Rights movement. The work is interesting and filled with statistics and interviews, but is undermined by the frequent references (and innuendos) to New York City geography, personalities, and political history without adequate explanation for the non-New Yorker. Recommended only for Caribbean studies and regional collections.
- Suzanne C. Garrison-Terry, Dowling Coll. Lib., Oakdale, N.Y.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Cornell University Press (March 2, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801499518
• ISBN-13: 978-0801499517
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,242,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The book was very helpful. Some parts I am not in agreement., November 20, 1997

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This review is from: Caribbean New York: Black Immigrants and the Politics of Race (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues) (Hardcover)

I am in the process of writing my second book: "How to Effectively Market to the Caribbean Community." I find the references to the Caribbean Educational Standard as a point of debate. I do not agree that the smaller Islands,the lower classes are more educated than the larger islands' lower classes. This is a mistaken conclusion. Economics controls your education. For the most part, the larger islands are better off than the smaller. In fact the smaller more co-dependent. One of the principal reasons for the break-up of the Caribbean federation was this fear that the smaller Islands would leech on the larger ones' and drop the standard of education and economy. Granted, over the past decade, many large island have under gone set backs. But, if a better comparative analysis is done on large to small, the author should conclude differently. No adequate explanation was given for the author's conclusion, only assertions. I suggests a more indepth look at the Caribbean in his next book on the community. The inward conflict between the Caribbean nations was accurate. More, however, needed to be said on the reasons for the conflicts. Overall, an admirable job for a non-Caribbean. The Book's topic was appropriate and very topical. In the future, I hope Amazon takes more books written by Caribbean Nationals and immigrants. Keep up the good work Mr. Phillip Kasinitz. From: Chyrel Hall: Miss Caribbean-USA 1995-1996; Founding member, New York Caribbean Students Coalition; and, Author, Living as a Caribbean in New York