| An Intellectual History of the Caribbean 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Torres-Saillant, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403966761 ISBN-13: 9781403966766 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: The first intellectual history of the Caribbean written by a top Caribbean studies scholar, this book examines both writings penned by natives of the region as well as a body of texts interpretive of the region produced by Western authors. Stressing the experiential and cultural particularity of the Caribbean, the study considers four major questions: What art, literature or thought can come from the minds of people who have undergone a catastrophic history? What makes the conceptual paradigms fashioned by the Western intellectual industry capable of illuminating the distinct experience of Antilleans, but not vice versa? Do Antilleans lack the intellectual history required for the interpretation of culture, whether in their region or elsewhere in the world? Why is the specificity of Caribbean humanity such that it cannot be used as a paradigm for humanity as a whole? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 972.900 |
| Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.42" W x 9.52" (1.18 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is first intellectual history of the Caribbean written by a top Caribbean studies scholar. The book examines both the work of natives of the region as well as texts interpretive of the region produced by Western authors. Stressing the experimental and cultural particularity of the Caribbean, the study considers major questions in the field. |