Allahar, Anton L.

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ALLAHAR, Anton L.

ALLAHAR, Anton L. Trinidadian, b. 1949. Genres: History, Local history/Rural topics. Career: University of Toronto, Ontario, assistant professor, 1981-84; University of Western Ontario, London, assistant professor of sociology, 1994-89, associate professor of sociology, 1989-95, professor of sociology, 1996-, member of Centre for Interdisciplinary Historical Studies and Political Economy Research Group. Has lectured and given conference papers at colleges and universities. Publications: The Sugar Planters of Colonial Cuba, 1982; Sociology and the Periphery: Theories and Issues, 1989, rev. ed., 1995; Class, Politics, and Sugar in Colonial Cuba, 1990; (with J.E. Cote) Generation on Hold: Coming of Age in Advanced Industrial Society, 1994; (with J.E. Cote) Richer and Poorer: The Structure of Inequality in Canada, 1998. EDITOR: (with R.G. Cecil) Is There Life after Debt?, 1993; Caribbean Charisma: Reelections on Leadership, Legitimacy and Populist Politics, 2001. Contributor to books. Contributor to scholarly journals. Address: Department of Sociology, Social Science Center, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C2.

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