| Wild Majesty: Encounters with Caribs from Columbus to the Present Day, an Anthology Contributor(s): Hulme, Peter (Editor), Whitehead, Neil L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198122748 ISBN-13: 9780198122746 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $20.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1992 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 972.900 |
| LCCN: 91039625 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.26" (1.60 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wild Majesty presents an anthology of writings about the Amerindian inhabitants of the Caribbean, from such diverse sources as the first reports of Columbus, French missionary tracts, the diaries of English colonial administrators, and modern ethnographers, travel writers, and film makers. This written and visual material has been carefully selected to illustrate the development of non-Amerindian knowledge of and attitudes to the society and culture of the so-called "Island Caribs," who once dominated the whole of the Lesser Antilles and continue to act today as a potent symbol of resistance to, and independence from, the modern nation-state. The volume breaks new ground in the anthropological use of literary and historical sources, as well as providing new translations of better-known texts, and original translations of rare printed works and previously unpublished documents from the European archives. This fascinating collection is essential for students of history, cultural studies, and anthropology, and all general readers interested in Columbus, the Caribbean, or exploration. |