The Myth of Indigenous Caribbean Extinction : Continuity and Reclamation in Borikén (Puerto Rico) / / by Tony Castanha

• Autore: Castanha Tony
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2011.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.868/7295
• Soggetto topico: Ethnology; Race; Ethnology - Latin America; Culture; Human rights; Culture - Study and teaching; Ethnography; Race and Ethnicity Studies; Latin American Culture; Human Rights; Cultural Studies
• Soggetto geografico: Puerto Rico Population; America Discovery and exploration Spanish
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Myth of Indigenous Caribbean Extinction
• ISBN: 9786612993923; 9781282993921; 1282993925; 9780230116405; 023011640X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910956141703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II