A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-75633-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 343 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 578 g

This book offers a history of post-Independence Trinidad and Tobago. It explores how culture and politics have operated in tandem to shape the society. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including literature, government reports, official statistics, the press and the Carnival, it critically analyses the popular conception of creolization as the driving force in modern Trinidad and Tobago. Ultimately, the book examines the way in which Trinidad and Tobago's unique ethnic and political ecosystems contribute to its national character. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramcharitar, Raymond

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Creole Republic: Past and Present.- 2. Sources, Methods, Theory.- 3. Tobago: Creole Society’s Doppelganger.- 4. Birth of a Creole Nation: 1783-1961.- 5. The Independence Decade.- 6. 1970 – 1980: Black Power recedes, Indian Power surges.- 7. The 1980s – Money, Malaise, Modernity.- 8. Summing up the PNM Generation.- 9. A Decade of Revolution: 1986, 1990, 1995.- 10. The Creole Century Closes – 1996-2000.- 11. History Pauses: 2001-2002.- 12. Rage, Revanchism, Revenge.- 13. Conclusion: The End of a Decade and an Era.

Über Autor(innen)

Raymond Ramcharitar, PhD,is a historian and cultural critic from Trinidad and Tobago. He has published several academic articles on the history, culture and literature of the country. He is also a poet and novelist who has published three collections of poetry, and one of fiction.