Race, Power and Social Segmentation in Colonial Society

Brian L. Moore

Part 1. Historical and Theoretical Background 1. Plantation Societies, Pluralism and Social Stratification 2. The Plantation System and the Challenge of Emancipation Part 2. White Minority Dominance 3. Colonial Politics and the Institutionalization of Planter Hegemony 4. Race and Imperialism in the Colonial Polity Part 3. The Blacks and Coloureds in Society 5. The Political Subordination of the Black Villages 6. Second Class Subjects: The Socio-Economic Status of the Blacks and Coloureds Part 4. The Incorporation of Immigrants 7. Secondary Colonists: The Rise of the Portuguese Immigrants 8. The Subjugation of the Indian and Chinese Immigrants Part 5. The Organization and Structure of the Total Society 9. The Stability and Unity of the Society: Consensus or Coercion 10. Conclusion: Race, Power and Social Segmentation