Stains on My Name, War in My Veins : Guyana and the Politics of Cultural Struggle /

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Burdened with a heritage of both Spanish and British colonization and imperialism, Guyana is today caught between its colonial past, its efforts to achieve the consciousness of nationhood, and the need of its diverse subgroups to maintain their own identity. Stains on My Name, War in My Veins chroni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Williams, Brackette F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 1991.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Geschichte (1966-1990)
Nationalismus
Kultursoziologie
Nationalism.
Ethnicity.
Ethnic relations.
Cultural pluralism.
Civilization.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Nationalisme > Guyana > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Ethnicite > Guyana > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Diversite culturelle > Guyana > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Nationalism > Guyana > History > 20th century.
Ethnicity > Guyana > History > 20th century.
Cultural pluralism > Guyana > History > 20th century.
Guayana
Guyana.
Guyana > Relations interethniques.
Guyana > Civilisation > 20e siecle.
Guyana > Ethnic relations.
Guyana > Civilization > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Burdened with a heritage of both Spanish and British colonization and imperialism, Guyana is today caught between its colonial past, its efforts to achieve the consciousness of nationhood, and the need of its diverse subgroups to maintain their own identity. Stains on My Name, War in My Veins chronicles the complex struggles of the citizens of Guyana to form a unified national culture against the pulls of ethnic, religious, and class identities. Drawing on oral histories and a close study of daily life in rural Guyana, Brackette E. Williams examines how and why individuals and groups in their q.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (343 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780822381662

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