Home - Catalog - Caribbean Studies Press The Haitian Peasantry through Oral and Written Literature/ Roumain, Alexis, Endore, Carpentier and Fountain by Toni Pressley-Sanon The Haitian peasant has always been the backbone of the Haitian economy and a source of inspiration for writers. Their vital oral tradition informs the literature of and about Hait… $24.50 A Spirited Butterfly by Rosemary Stone This lavishly illustrated book presents a historical perspective and a contemporary look at fashion design and manufacturing, as well as the role of the fashion industry in the soc… $60.00 Interplay of Cultural Narratives in Martinique / French, African and Indian Journeys Toward a Pluralistic Society by Mahadevi Ramakrishnan and R Scott Smith This book explores the history of immigration and development of cultural identities on the island of Martinique from 1635 to the present with particular attention to the major cul… $24.50 The People's Poet : Life and Myth of Ismael Riviera, an Afro - Caribbean Icon by Rosa Elena Carrasquillo At the height of his career in the 1970s, Ismael Rivera shared the stage with salsa greats such as Benny Moré, Tito Puente and Celia Cruz, and is recognized as one, if not the most… $24.50 Olympic Hero: Lennox Kilgour's Story by Joanne Kilgour Dowdy This colorfully illustrated book tells the inspiring story of a young weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago, the first to win an Olympic medal in his division for the twin-island r… $17.50 Theater of the French Caribbean: Traditions and Contemporary Stages by Stephanie Berard "Theater of the French Caribbean: Contemporary Stages and Traditions" is the first book to examine more than 50 years of Caribbean theater written and produced in French … $24.50 Fieldwork Identities in the Caribbean by Erin B. Taylor What is it really like to do fieldwork?Answers to this question are as diverse as the researchers and the field sites they choose. Anthropologists no longer fit the stereotype of w… $27.50 Caribbean Landscapes An Interpretive Atlas by Thimothy brothers, Jeffrey Wilson and Owen dwyer Caribbean Landscapes is an introduction to the cultural and physical diversity of the Caribbean through the lens of geography. The authors, geographers from Indiana University, Pur… $59.00 Cuba: The Struggle for Consumption by Anna C. Pertierra For the past 20 years in Cuba, urban life has been characterized by a shortage of material resources, a decline in living standards, and an unpredictable and changing economy. By r… $24.50 Divergent Dictions: Contemporary Dominican Literature by Néstor Rodríguez This translation of the well-received "Escrituras de Desencuentro en la República Dominicana" examines the writings of Dominican and Dominican-American authors suc… $24.50 Music of the Indian Diaspora in Trinidad by Laxmi G. Tewari The largely rural Indian diaspora in Trinidad traditionally placed great importance on ceremonial folk songs. Passing down these oral traditions is important in maintaining Indian … $40.00 Education, Assimilation, and Caribbean Identity / The Literary Journey of the French Caribbean by Marie Leticee A far-reaching and critical study of the role of education in shaping Caribbean identity. Perceptive studies of the literature and scholarship of French Caribbean writers are frame… $24.50 Rituals of Movement in the Writing of Judith Ortiz Cofer by Lorraine M. López and Molly Crumpton Winter Rituals of Movement in the Writing of Judith Ortiz Cofer is the first book-length collection of scholarship on the writing of Judith Ortiz Cofer and establishes her as an important… $24.50 Stranger Encounters / The impact of Tourists in Cuban Bed-and-Breakfasts by Kim E. Kozak Tourism is now considered the leading industry in Cuba. For Cubans, this tourist boom is providing welcome opportunities for self-employment and access to hard currency. Tourists l… $24.50 The colour of Shadows / Images of Caribbean Slavery by Judy Raymond This imaginative book throws new light on the closing years of Caribbean slavery and the lives of enslaved people of African descent before emancipation in Trinidad in 1834. The bo… $24.50 Sugar, Slavery, Christianity and the Making of Race by Mark E. Boren Sugar, Slavery, Christianity and the Making of Race chronicles how the unprecedented demand for sugar radically transformed Western civilization at every level of society. The book… $22.50 World Class Trinidad & Tobago by Elliot Bastien & Sandra Bernard-Bastien Book details:Virtually an encyclopedia of Trinidad & Tobago, this book is the ideal vehicle for presenting our achievements to our young and not so young - particularly those w… $45.00 Social Networks and the Mental Health of Haitian Immigrants by Guerda Nicolas, Angela DeSilva, Stephanie Donnelly Haitian immigration to the U.S. is steadily increasing, with Haitians comprising the 3rd largest ethnic group in the U.S. Stressors of discrimination and prejudice, combined with a… $24.50