Haiti, history, and the gods /

In 'Haiti, History, and the Gods', Joan Dayan charts the cultural imagination of Haiti not only by reconstructing the island's history but by highlighting ambiguities and complexities that have been ignored. She investigates the confrontational space in which Haiti is created and recr...

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Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Dayan, Colin (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1995.
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=19186
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Sumari:In 'Haiti, History, and the Gods', Joan Dayan charts the cultural imagination of Haiti not only by reconstructing the island's history but by highlighting ambiguities and complexities that have been ignored. She investigates the confrontational space in which Haiti is created and recreated in fiction and fact, text and ritual, discourse and practice.
Descripció de l’ítem:Reprint. Originally published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1995.
"A centennial book."
Descripció física:1 online resource (xxiii, 339 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-327) and index.
ISBN:9780520920965
0520920961
0585176469
9780585176468
0520089006
9780520089006
0520213688
9780520213685