| Description |
1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The invention of traditional mas and the politics of gender / Pamela R. Franco -- The masquerader-anthropologist : the poetics and politics of studying carnival / Patricia A. De Freitas -- Authenticity, commerce, and nostalgia in the Trinidad carnival / Garth L. Green -- When "natives" become tourists of themselves : returning transnationals and the carnival in Trinidad and Tobago / Philip W. Scher -- Reading Caribana 1997 : black youth, Puff Daddy, style, and diaspora transformations / Lyndon Phillip -- Carnival in Aruba : "a feast of yourself" / Victoria M. Razak -- Creativity and politics in the steelband music of Ray Holman, 1959-1972 / Shannon Dudley -- "Will calypso doom rock'n'roll?" : the U.S. calypso craze of 1957 / Ray Funk and Donald R. Hill -- The politics of cultural value and the value of cultural politics : international intellectual property legislation in Trinidad / Robin Balliger |
| Summary |
Like many Caribbean nations, Trinidad has felt the effects of globalization on its economy, politics, and expressive culture. Even Carnival, once a clandestine folk celebration, has been transformed into a major transnational festival. In Trinidad Carnival, Garth L. Green, Philip W. Scher, and an international group of scholars explore Carnival as a reflection of the nation and culture of Trinidad and Trinidadians worldwide. The nine essays cover topics such as women in Carnival, the politics and poetics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Carnival -- Trinidad and Tobago
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Carnival -- West Indies
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Trinidadians -- Foreign countries -- Ethnic identity
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West Indians -- Foreign countries -- Ethnic identity
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Carnival
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Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
Trinidad and Tobago -- Social life and customs
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West Indies -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Trinidad and Tobago
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West Indies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Green, Garth L.
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Scher, Philip W., 1965-
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| LC no. |
2006028100 |
| ISBN |
0253116724 |
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9780253116727 |
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