Afro-Creole: Power, Opposition, and Play in the Caribbean
Description
This wide-ranging book explores the origins, development, and character of Afro-Caribbean cultures from the slave period to the present day. Richard D. E. Burton focuses on ways in which African traditions―including those in religion, music, food, dress, and family structure―were transformed by interaction with European and indigenous forces to create the particular cultures of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Haiti. He demonstrates how the resulting Afro-Creole cultures have both challenged and reinforced the social, political, and economic status quo in these countries.Jamaican slaves opposed slave...
ISBN(s)
0801483255, 9780801483257
