Population Contrasts in the Guianas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4486335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Lowenthal (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1960 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41 |
| Publication date | 1960-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/212334 |
| OpenAlex | W2325173497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
HOW do different men and nations act in similar environments? For answers to this question, which is central to both geography and history, the Guianas offer notable opportunities. Here, as perhaps nowhere else in the world, European powers placed settlements side by side under like circumstances. Yet today man and land in each of the three European Guianas are highly distinctive. The purpose of this paper is to show what some of the differences are, and why and how they came about. Comparison of these contiguous British, Dutch, and French territories, instructive in itself, may also perhaps throw light on the nature and development of colonial settlement, culture, and society in general
Geography · Population · Sociology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Demography
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1961 - 2007 (47) |
| Highly cited | No |