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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1995.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=19186 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Reprint. Originally published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1995. "A centennial book." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 339 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-327) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520920965 0520920961 0585176469 9780585176468 0520089006 9780520089006 0520213688 9780520213685 |