Raymond Ramcharitar

A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a history of post-Independence Trinidad and Tobago. It explores how culture and politics have operated in tandem to shape the society. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including literature, government reports, official statistics, the press and the Carnival, it critically analyses the popular conception of creolization as the driving force in modern Trinidad and Tobago. Ultimately, the book examines the way in which Trinidad and Tobago's unique ethnic and political ecosystems contribute to its national character.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-75636-9
• 1st ed. 2021
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9783030756369
• ISBN-10: 303075636X
• Artikelnr.: 64300746

Autorenporträt

Raymond Ramcharitar, PhD, is a historian and cultural critic from Trinidad and Tobago. He has published several academic articles on the history, culture and literature of the country. He is also a poet and novelist who has published three collections of poetry, and one of fiction. 

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Creole Republic: Past and Present2. Sources, Methods, Theory3. Tobago: Creole Society's Doppelganger4. Birth of a Creole Nation: 1783-19615. The Independence Decade6. 1970 - 1980: Black Power recedes, Indian Power surges7. The 1980s - Money, Malaise, Modernity8. Summing up the PNM Generation.9. A Decade of Revolution: 1986, 1990, 199510. The Creole Century Closes - 1996-200011. History Pauses: 2001-200212. Rage, Revanchism, Revenge13. Conclusion: The End of a Decade and an Era.

Rezensionen

"Ramcharitar makes a complex political history chronologically intelligible and very accessible. His recognition of calypso as a key cultural element is excellent. ... A clear, scholarly, meticulously detailed and professional work of history." (Anton L. Allahar, New West Indian Guide, Vol. 96 (3-4), September, 2022)