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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785692503321

Autore

Castanha T

Titolo

The Myth of Indigenous Caribbean Extinction [[electronic resource] ] : Continuity and Reclamation in Borikén (Puerto Rico) / / by T. Castanha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011

ISBN

1-282-99392-5

9786612993923

0-230-11640-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2011.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

305.868/7295

305.8687295

Soggetti

Ethnology

Race

Ethnology - Latin America

Culture

Human rights

Culture - Study and teaching

Ethnography

Race and Ethnicity Studies

Latin American Culture

Human Rights

Cultural Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: Still There, Always Have Been; 1 A New Version of History; 2 Mythmaking in the Caribbean; 3 Early Resistance and Survival in Borikén; 4 Jíbaro Resistance and Continuity; 5 The Modern Jíbaro; 6 Cultural Survival and the Indigenous Movement; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book debunks one of the greatest myths ever told in Caribbean history: that the indigenous peoples who encountered a very lost Christopher Columbus are 'extinct.' Through the uncovering of recent



ethnographical data, the author reveals extensive narratives of Jíbaro Indian resistance and cultural continuity on the island of Borikén.