Loading…

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dayan, Colin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1995.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
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.
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