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6%OFF. Ed(S): Green, Garth L.; Scher, Philip W. - Trinidad Carnival - 9780253218834 - V9780253218834
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Trinidad Carnival

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Description for Trinidad Carnival Paperback. Explores Carnival as a reflection of the nation and culture of Trinidad and Trinidadians worldwide. This work features nine essays that cover topics such as women in Carnival, the politics and poetics of Carnival, Carnival and cultural memory, Carnival as a tourist enterprise, the steelband music of Carnival, and more. Editor(s): Green, Garth L.; Scher, Philip W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.

Like many Caribbean nations, Trinidad has felt the effects of globalization on its economy, politics, and expressive culture. Even Carnival, once a clandestine folk celebration, has been transformed into a major transnational festival. In Trinidad Carnival, Garth L. Green, Philip W. Scher, and an international group of scholars explore Carnival as a reflection of the nation and culture of Trinidad and Trinidadians worldwide. The nine essays cover topics such as women in Carnival, the politics and poetics of Carnival, Carnival and cultural memory, Carnival as a tourist enterprise, the steelband music of Carnival, Calypso music on the world stage, Carnival ... Read more

Contributors are Robin Balliger, Shannon Dudley, Pamela R. Franco, Patricia A. de Freitas, Ray Funk, Garth L. Green, Donald R. Hill, Lyndon Phillip, Victoria Razak, and Philip W. Scher.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253218834
SKU
V9780253218834
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About . Ed(S): Green, Garth L.; Scher, Philip W.
Garth L. Green is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and International Studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Philip W. Scher is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. He is author of Carnival and the Formation of a Caribbean Transnation and editor of Perspectives on the Caribbean: A Reader in Culture and Representation. ... Read more

Reviews for Trinidad Carnival
Green and Scher carefully selected essays for this collection that reflect the identity crisis within the parent Trinidadian carnival, while paying special attention to the transnationalism of the offspring carnivals spread throughout the globe. . .[T]his collection initiates a discussion of how the ideology of national cultural forms is affected locally by global forces. Moreover, this essay collection examines the ... Read more

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