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UNINA9910818303003321 |
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Titolo |
Trinidad carnival : the cultural politics of a transnational festival / / edited by Garth L. Green and Philip W. Scher |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2007 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GreenGarth L |
ScherPhilip W. <1965-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Carnival - Trinidad and Tobago |
Carnival - West Indies |
Trinidadians - Foreign countries - Ethnic identity |
West Indians - Foreign countries - Ethnic identity |
Trinidad and Tobago Social life and customs |
West Indies Social life and customs |
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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 (p. 233-247) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The invention of traditional mas and the politics of gender / Pamela R. Franco -- The masquerader-anthropologist : the poetics and politics of studying carnival / Patricia A. De Freitas -- Authenticity, commerce, and nostalgia in the Trinidad carnival / Garth L. Green -- When "natives" become tourists of themselves : returning transnationals and the carnival in Trinidad and Tobago / Philip W. Scher -- Reading Caribana 1997 : black youth, Puff Daddy, style, and diaspora transformations / Lyndon Phillip -- Carnival in Aruba : "a feast of yourself" / Victoria M. Razak -- Creativity and politics in the steelband music of Ray Holman, 1959-1972 / Shannon Dudley -- "Will calypso doom rock'n'roll?" : the U.S. calypso craze of 1957 / Ray Funk and Donald R. Hill -- The politics of cultural value and the value of cultural politics : international intellectual property legislation in Trinidad / Robin Balliger. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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. |
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