Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context
Edited by Franklin W. Knight, Teresita Martínez-Vergne
312 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 10 tables, 10 figs., 1 map, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-5634-5
Published: November 2005 -
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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.
Contributors:
Antonio Benítez-Rojo (1931-2004)
Alex Dupuy, Wesleyan University
Juan Flores, City University of New York Graduate Center
Jorge L. Giovannetti, University of Puerto Rico
Aline Helg, University of Geneva
Franklin W. Knight, The Johns Hopkins University
Anthony P. Maingot, Florida International University
Teresita Martínez-Vergne, Macalester College
Helen McBain, Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean, Trinidad
Frances Negrón-Muntaner, Columbia University
Valentina Peguero, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Raquel Romberg, Temple University
About the Authors
Franklin W. Knight is Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University. He has written, edited, or coedited nine books, including The Modern Caribbean.
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Teresita Martínez-Vergne is professor of history at Macalester College. She is author of three other books, including Nation and Citizen in the Dominican Republic, 1880-1916.
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Reviews
"A wide-ranging overview of the challenges facing the region today. . . . A welcome assessment of the positive action that is being taken by Caribbean people to reassert their place within a globalizing world."--The Round Table
"Offers many ways to approach contemporary globalization, especially as it is experienced by insular societies with limited natural resources."--New West Indian Guide
"The most rewarding aspect of these volumes is that their divergence in orientation raises important questions about the ways we interpret the Caribbean."--Caribbean Studies
“These original essays . . . offer refreshing new looks into contemporary Caribbean societies regionally, and specifically in the cases of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Highly recommended.”--Choice
“Taking the view that globalization is not a modern phenomenon but rather began when Europeans set sail in the late 1400s, the various authors [in this collection] attempt to show that the Caribbean is shaped by both local and external processes and, particularly, in modern times, dialectical interactions with their diaspora in Europe and North America. . . . A good collection of works.”--H-Caribbean
"This splendidly eclectic collection of essays on the contemporary Caribbean reveals the fascinating diversity of the region's cultures as they respond to--and help to shape--the pressures of globalization. The cultural resilience and dynamic creativity of the Caribbean peoples are evoked in interesting, perceptive, and often surprising ways in this highly original book."--Bridget Brereton, University of the West Indies
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