An Intellectual History of the Caribbean

2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4039-6676-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

Reihe: New Directions in Latino American Cultures

This is first intellectual history of the Caribbean written by a top Caribbean studies scholar. The book examines both the work of natives of the region as well as texts interpretive of the region produced by Western authors. Stressing the experimental and cultural particularity of the Caribbean, the study considers major questions in the field.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Torres-Saillant, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Caribbean Unity in Nature, in History, in Defeat Colonial Migration and Theoric Awakening: An Antillean's Voyage of Discovery The Neverending History: Western Discursive Siege Caliban's Betrayal: Failed Heroes, Memory Remade, New Ways to Hope Epilogue: A Century of Caribbean Diaspora

Über Autor(innen)

SILVIO TORRES-SAILLANT is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Latino-Latin American Studies Programme, Syracuse University, New York, USA.