Abstract
: The island of Aruba is taken as an example for the historical dimension of an evolving culture and cultural dialogue. Four significant groups can be identified in Aruba: the Aruban “Indians,” the Spanish, the Dutch, and the Americans, the last three as a dominating culture. The discussion starts with prehistory, going to the colonial age with the Spanish and Dutch influence, then coming to modern times. A great influence in the social and cultural history was the opening of an oil refinery in 1927 and its closing in 1984. An important metaphor, cultural hysteresis, is used to describe cultural and societal development in Aruba.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 41-57 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | World Futures |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1990 |
Keywords
- Aruban “Indians”
- Spanish Dutch and American dominating influence
- cultural and social analysis
- cultural hysteresis
- culture and cultural dialogue
- the example of Aruba
- the historical process from prehistory to modern times
- the oil refinery
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