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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Other Authors: Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Switzerland ; [Philadelphia] : Taylor & Francis 1996
1993.
Series:Studies in anthropology and history ; v. 8.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009434471206719
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1 Africans in English Patriachy; 2 Afro-Caribbean Culture, Euro-Caribbean Institutions; 3 The Methodist Society; 4 In a Free Society; 5 The Struggle for Recognition; 6 The Demise of the Local:the background for a global community; 7 The Global Community; 8 Global Culture, Island Identity; CONCLUSION; References; Index