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UNINA9910816575003321 |
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Autore |
Munro Martin |
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Titolo |
Tropical apocalypse : Haiti and the Caribbean end times / / Martin Munro |
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Charlottesville : , : University of Virginia Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Haitian literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Apocalypse in literature |
Apocalypse in motion pictures |
Religion - Haiti |
Psychic trauma - Caribbean Area |
Literature and history - Caribbean Area |
Haiti In literature |
Haiti Social conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The Duvaliers and apocalyptic memory -- Utopian ends: Aristide and the apocalypse -- The chimeres and the Haitian antihero -- Religion, nature, and the apocalypse -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book offers both a history of apocalyptic culture in the Caribbean and an up-to-date account of the social, political, environmental, religious, and economic factors that have brought apocalypse back to prominence in the region" -- |
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