{"product_id":"contemporary-caribbean-cultures-and-societies-in-a-global-context-paperback","title":"Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranklin W. Knight\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTeresita Martínez-Vergne\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Caribbean ranks among the earliest and most completely globalized regions in the world. From the first moment Europeans set foot on the islands to the present, products, people, and ideas have made their way back and forth between the region and other parts of the globe with unequal but inexorable force. An inventory of some of these unprecedented multidirectional exchanges, this volume provides a measure of, as well as a model for, new scholarship on globalization in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen essays by leading scholars in the field of Caribbean studies identify and illuminate important social and cultural aspects of the region as it seeks to maintain its own identity against the unrelenting pressures of globalization. These essays examine cultural phenomena in their creolized forms -- from sports and religion to music and drink -- as well as the Caribbean manifestations of more universal trends -- from racial inequality and feminist activism to indebtedness and economic uncertainty. Throughout, the volume points to the contending forces of homogeneity and differentiation that define globalization and highlights the growing agency of the Caribbean peoples in the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003eAntonio Benítez-Rojo (1931-2004)\u003cbr\u003eAlex Dupuy, Wesleyan University\u003cbr\u003eJuan Flores, City University of New York Graduate Center\u003cbr\u003eJorge L. Giovannetti, University of Puerto Rico\u003cbr\u003eAline Helg, University of Geneva\u003cbr\u003eFranklin W. Knight, The Johns Hopkins University\u003cbr\u003eAnthony P. Maingot, Florida International University\u003cbr\u003eTeresita Martínez-Vergne, Macalester College\u003cbr\u003eHelen McBain, Economic Commission for Latin America \u0026amp; the Caribbean, Trinidad\u003cbr\u003eFrances Negrón-Muntaner, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003eValentina Peguero, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point\u003cbr\u003eRaquel Romberg, Temple University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Caribbean ranks among the first and most completely globalized regions in the world. The essays in this volume illuminate how Caribbean cultures help shape and are shaped by globalization. Chapters examine economies, creolization, sport, religion, women's organizations, race and politics, music, and rum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranklin W. Knight is Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University. He has written, edited, or coedited nine books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e. Teresita Martínez-Vergne is professor of history at Macalester College. She is author of three other books, including \u003ci\u003eNation and Citizen in the Dominican Republic, 1880-1916\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.3 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329653137715,"sku":"9780807856345","price":71.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/seJcq6KvFL9780807856345.webp?v=1778171656","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/contemporary-caribbean-cultures-and-societies-in-a-global-context-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}