Afro-Creole
Power, Opposition, and Play in the Caribbean
This wide-ranging book explores the origins, development, and character of Afro-Caribbean cultures from the slave period to the present day. Richard D. E. Burton focuses on ways in which African traditions-including those in religion, music, food, dress, and family structure-were transformed by interaction with European and indigenous forces to create the particular cultures of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Haiti. He demonstrates how the resulting Afro-Creole cultures have both challenged and reinforced the social, political, and economic status quo in these countries.Jamaican slaves opposed slavery in many ways and one of the most important, Burton…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5017-2243-1
- EAN: 9781501722431
- Produktnummer: 32475339
- Verlag: Cornell University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Abbildungen: 27 halftones
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.
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