African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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184 p, Faces of the Caribbean seeks to investigate the story behind the stock images of this unique region of sea and islands sandwiched between the New World continents. Acclaimed Caribbean expert John Gilmore gives an overview of the region and the complex historical forces that have shaped its extraordinary diversity and creativity. He examines the legacy of slavery and exploitation, reggae as cultural phenomenon and growth industry, the impact of Derek Walcott, sugar and cricket, volcanoes and the environment, Creole literature, the Anglican faith, and much more in this engaging volume. (Amazon);
Gossai,Hemchand (Author) and Murrell,Nathaniel Samuel (Author)
Format:
Monograph
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
New York: St. Martins Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
320 p, The Bible is the most widely read and influential book in the Caribbean. It seems to be everywhere and in every thing. The Bible has been used to name, claim, oppress, and exploit natives and the diaspora populations in the Caribbean, and it continues to define Caribbean reality and morality in the 21st century. In this anthology, scholars analyze the most fundamental assumptions and practices derived from different readings of the Bible at different epochs in Caribbean history. It tells a gripping tale of the struggle of ethnic peoples to find meaning, “existence,” and reality in a world they did not create; Includes a chapter that analyzes the songs of reggae singers Bob Marley and the Wailers for theological content, and another that examines the poetry of Ras Benjamin Zephaniah for biblical allusions
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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224 p, Contents; SPEAR : SPEAR on target? / by Dylan Vernon -- Red Thread : the Red Thread story / by Andaiye -- SAC : the Social Action Centre story, 1958-1998 / by Horace Levy -- NGO networking : ring around the roses / by Regina Dumas-Sanchez
