Afro-Creole

Author: Richard D.E. Burton
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0801483255

Afro-Creole: Power, Opposition, and Play in the Caribbean

This wide-ranging book explores the origins, development, and character of Afro-Caribbean cultures from the slave period to the present day. Download Afro-Creole: Power, Opposition, and Play in the Caribbean from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Richard D. E. Burton focuses on ways in which African traditions-including those in religion, music, food, dress, and family structure-were transformed by interaction with European and indigenous forces to create the particular cultures of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Haiti. He demonstrates how the resulting Afro-Creole cultures have both challenged and reinforced the social, political, and economic status quo in these countries.Jamaican slaves opposed slavery in many ways and one of the most important, Burton suggests, was the development of Afro-Christianity. He pays particular attention to the African-derived Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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Afro-Creole education books for free. Richard D. E. Burton focuses on ways in which African traditions-including those in religion, music, food, dress, and family structure-were transformed by interaction with European and indigenous forces to create the particular cultures of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Haiti. He demonstrates how the resulting Afro-Creole cultures have both challenged and reinforced the social, political, and economic status quo in these countries He pays particular attention to the African-derived

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