Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Passages & afterworlds Passages & afterworlds Maarit Forde,Yanique Hume The contributors to this book explore death and its rituals across the Caribbean, drawing on ethnographic theories shaped by a deep understanding of the region's long history of violent encounters, e… OL20613851W
Encyclopedia of Caribbean archeology and traditional culture Encyclopedia of Caribbean archeology and traditional culture Nicholas J. Saunders In The Peoples of the Caribbean, archaeologist Nicholas J. Saunders assembles for the first time a comprehensive sourcebook on the archaeology, folklore, and mythology of the entire region, charting … OL3538745W
Music and the performance of identity on Marie-Galante, French Antilles Music and the performance of identity on Marie-Galante, French Antilles Ron Emoff "Marie-Galante is a small island situated in the Caribbean to the south of Guadeloupe. The majority of Marie-Galantais are descendants of the slave era, though a few French settlers also occupy the i… OL8104649W
Opacity Opacity David A. B. Murray "In contemporary Martinique, performances of a particular racialized, heterosexualized masculinity prevail in both daily life and state-funded cultural programming. The centrality of these performanc… OL9621874W