Abstract
The Making of Belize: Globalization in the Margins. By Anne Sutherland. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 1998. Reviewed by Laurie Kroshus Medina
Highlights
This book asserts that Belize leapt from it status as a British colony to become a ‘postmodern’ nation, without passing through ‘modernity.’ According to its back cover, The Making of Belize challenges “theories of globalization that paint marginal areas as losers in the world economy” by exploring how the small country of Belize is being made - or remade - in a globalized, deterritorialized world that rewards social and cultural creativity
The text consists of three major sections, in addition to a preface and conclusion
“A Nation in the Making,” contains chapters on Belizean ethnic diversity and nation-building efforts, the rise of tourism, and
Summary
This book asserts that Belize leapt from it status as a British colony to become a ‘postmodern’ nation, without passing through ‘modernity.’ According to its back cover, The Making of Belize challenges “theories of globalization that paint marginal areas as losers in the world economy” by exploring how the small country of Belize is being made - or remade - in a globalized, deterritorialized world that rewards social and cultural creativity.
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