Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context
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The Caribbean ranks among the earliest and most completely globalized regions in the world. From the first moment Europeans set foot on the islands to the present, products, people, and ideas have made their way back and forth between the region and other parts of the globe with unequal but inexorable force. An inventory of some of these unprecedented multidirectional exchanges, this volume provides a measure of, as well as a model for, new scholarship on globalization in the region.
Ten essays by leading scholars in the field of Caribbean studies identify and illuminate important social and cultural aspects of the region as it seeks to maintain its own identity against the unrelenting pressures of globalization. These essays examine cultural phenomena in their creolized forms--from sports and religion to music and drink--as well as the Caribbean manifestations of more universal trends--from racial inequality and feminist activism to indebtedness and economic uncertainty. Throughout, the volume points to the contending forces of homogeneity and differentiation that define globalization and highlights the growing agency of the Caribbean peoples in the modern world.
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The Caribbean ranks among the first and most completely globalized regions in the world. The essays in this volume illuminate how Caribbean cultures help shape and are shaped by globalization. Chapters examine economies, creolization, sport, religion, women's organizations, race and politics, music, and rum.
Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context
Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context,Teresita Martínez-Vergne,Franklin W. Knight,The University of North Carolina Press,0807856347,21st century,Anthropology - Cultural,Antilles, Greater,Caribbean Area,Civilization,Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies,Globalization,Social Science,Sociology,Caribbean music; globalization; Puerto Rico; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Cuba; West Indies; Creolization; folk religion; rum; World Bank; Havana; reggae; African diaspora; Atlantic world; Antonio Benítez-Rojo; Alex Dupuy; Juan Flores; Jorge L. Giovanetti; Aline Helg; Anthony P. Maingot; Helen McBain; Frances Negrón-Muntaner; Valentina Peguero; Raquel Romberg; ,Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies
Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context
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