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Music of the Indian Diaspora in Trinidad
Laxmi Tewari |
| The largely rural Indian diaspora in Trinidad traditionally placed great importance on ceremonial folk songs. Passing down these oral traditions is important in maintaining Indian philosophy and values. This book chronicles life-cycle ceremonies and festivals with their songs. Includes 222 songs in Devanagari script, followed by English translations. |
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Divergent Dictions
Contemporary Dominican Literature
Néstor E. Rodríguez |
| This translation of the well-received "Escrituras de desencuentro en la República Dominicana" examines the writings of Dominican and Dominican-American authors such as Junot Díaz, Julia Álvarez, Josafina Báez, Manuel Rueda, Rita Hernández, Aurora Arias, and Silvio Torres-Saillant.
The author posits that this work is a radical aesthetic enterprise challenging the Dominican cultural establishment. These writers represent Dominicanness as a diverse... More |
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Social Networks and the Mental Health of Haitian Immigrants
Guerda Nicolas, Angela DeSilva, Gemima St. Louis, and Linda Marc |
| Haitian immigration to the U.S. is steadily increasing, with Haitians comprising the 3rd largest ethnic group in the U.S.
Stressors of discrimination and prejudice, combined with acculturation, may predispose Haitians to particular mental health problems. Scarce existing research suffers from a rudimentary understanding of Haitian life, and little is known about family and community life and acculturation.
The authors aim... More |
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Caribbean Writers on the Caribbean
History, Memory and Trauma in the Francophone Caribbean
Bonnie Thomas, Ph.D. |
| The field of francophone Caribbean literature has been limited by a tendency to engage in historical determinism--explaining present-day behaviors by the past--and will benefit from a new theoretical approach. By employing novel concepts drawn from memory studies, this project will transform existing understandings of the memory of trauma in literature.
The analysis will proceed by close readings of the works of... More |
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Globalizing Rasta
Film, Literature, Music, Religion
Darren J.N. Middleton |
| In 70 short years, Rastafari has placed itself on the world's cultural map. having moved from the disenfranchised youth of Western Kingston as far afield as Russia, Japan, New Zealand, and Africa.
This work examines the artistic dimension of Rastafari, showing how the popular culture of film, literature and music are vehicles articulating the message of Rastafari.
With this approach, the... More |
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Rastafari in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
The Caribbean Connection
Janet L. DeCosmo |
| Now that Rastafari has become a transnational or global form of resistance, rather than confined to Jamaica or the Caribbean, variations of Rastafari identity are being shaped beyond national borders.
In the early 1980s, Rastafari came to Bahia by way of Jamaican reggae. Today, Bahian Rastafari claim to be living in the second Jamaica.
Based on the author's fieldwork with informants... More |
| Caribbean Studies Press, illustrated, |
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Karst Landscapes of the Caribbean
Their Use and Protection
Michael J. Day, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Caribbean Geography Series |
| Karst (limestone) landscapes are readily visible throughout the Caribbean and are significant topological features of many islands and landforms, which include sinkholes, caves, and dry valleys. Emerging underground springs are also characteristic of these landscapes and are important regional water sources. This authoritative, pan-Caribbean work focuses on the interaction between the natural landscape and human activity. Management, conservation, and... More |
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