D. A. Dunkley

Readings in Caribbean History and Culture (eBook, PDF)

Breaking Ground

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This collection of eleven essays is designed to highlight some important new voices who have been doing research on the general subject areas of the history and culture of the Caribbean. The essays in this volume also address a number of themes which are critical to developing an understanding of current scholarly work on the two broad subject areas. Among the themes examined are colonialism, slavery, and the involvement of the Christian Church in both colonial rule and enslavement. The essays also analyze the pre-independence and post-independence periods of the twentieth century, with examinations on topics that include prostitution, departmentalization, education, visual art, and the musical form known as Reggae. The purpose of this book is to stimulate discussion around these important topics based on the perspectives of a number of new scholars. The book is also designed as a teaching device, principally for courses focusing on Caribbean society, whether in the past or the present.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798881885878
• Artikelnr.: 74850794

Autorenporträt

D. A. Dunkley is a lecturer in history at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Part I: History Chapter 4
Chapter 1. Underground History: The Persistent, Un-heroic Past Chapter 5
Chapter 2. Slave Instruction by the Anglican Church and the Transformation
of Slavery Chapter 6 Chapter 3. Education for the Future: Shaking off the
Shackles of Colonial Times Chapter 7 Chapter 4. The Life of Rev. George
Wilson Bridges: The Jamaican Experience Chapter 8 Chapter 5. "Faithful
Delineations": Rev. George Wilson Bridges and Photography Chapter 9 Chapter
6. Vectors of Venereal Diseases: The Perceived Threat of Prostitutes to
Military Efficiency in Jamaica during World Wars I and II Part 10 Part II:
Culture Chapter 11 Chapter 7. The Manioc and the Made-in-France:
Reconsidering Creolization and Commodity Fetishism in Caribbean Literature
and Theory Chapter 12 Chapter 8. West Indian Plays and Caribbean
Masculinity: An Assessment of Black Jacobins, Ti Jean and his Brothers,
Pantomime, and Moon on a Rainbow Shawl Chapter 13 Chapter 9. A
"Coolitudian" Caribbea