Global culture, island identity continuity and change in the Afro-Caribbean community of Nevis
Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Switzerland ; [Philadelphia] :
Taylor & Francis
1996
1993. |
| Colección: | Studies in anthropology and history ;
v. 8. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434471206719 |
| Sumario: | Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social life, to create an Afro-Caribbean culture that was distinctive and yet geographically unbounded - a ""global culture"". The book takes as its point of departure the processes of cultural interaction and reflectivity. It argues that the study of cultural continuity should be guided by the notion o |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135306120 9783718653294 9781135306137 9781280226816 9786610226818 9780203989685 |
