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 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 peak of his career, Ismael Rivera shared the stage with salsa greats such as Benny Moré, Tito Puente and Celia Cruz. Hailed by musicians and critics alike, Ismael rev… $24.50 Olympic Hero: Lennox Kilgour's Story by Joanne Kilgour Dowdy Olympic Hero: Lennox Kilgour's Story is a book for young readers that recounts the journey of a young weightlifter from his neighborhood gym to become a medal-winner at the Hel… $17.50 Theater of the French Caribbean: Traditions and Contemporary Stages by Stephanie Berard This important book breaks new ground in the area of French Caribbean literature, theatre and culture. It provides a rich cultural history of recent developments in the French Anti… $24.50 Fieldwork Identities in the Caribbean by Erin B. Taylor “This book emerged from a simple question posed to me by a graduate student in anthropology. She asked me, 'But what exactly is it that you do all day in the field?'&… $27.50 Caribbean Landscapes An Interpretive Atlas by Timothy Brothers, Jeffrey Wilson, Owen P. 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 By researching everyday practices of shopping, housework, home improvement, and media consumption, this book presents a portrait of domestic life in Cuba. Grounded in anthropologic… $24.50 Divergent Dictions: Contemporary Dominican Literature by Néstor Rodríguez In Dominican history, the culture of a dominant Eurocentric minority has been perceived as the norm in the formulation of a national identity. This minority culture imposed its lim… $24.50 Music of the Indian Diaspora in Trinidad (with CD) by Laxmi G. Tewari Being born in India and educated in the British education system, I never heard of Trinidad and Tobago and the indentured laborers scheme of the British India government. Needless … $40.00 Education, Assimilation, and Caribbean Identity / The Literary Journey of the French Caribbean by Marie Léticée 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 & Molly Crumpton Winter, editors Rituals of Movement in the Writing of Judith Ortiz Cofer is the first book-length collection of scholarship on her writing and establishes Ortiz Cofer as an important contemporary … $24.50 Stranger Encounters : The Impact of Tourists in Cuban Bed-and Breakfasts by Kim E. Kozak Tourism is now considered the main industry in Cuba. For Cubans, this tourist boom is providing welcome opportunities for self-employment and access to hard currency. Tourists want… $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.Original … $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 This is the first book to provide empirical information on the social networks and mental health of Haitian immigrants in the U.S. Studies on immigrant groups document the importan… $24.50 Masters of the Dew by Jacques Roumain English Translation by Mercer Cook and Langston Hughes. Introduction by Michael J. Dash. A new English-language edition of this novel, which tells of the traditional rura… $17.00 Haïti Déforestée, Paysages Remodelés by Alex Bellande Un pays complètement dénudé comptant moins de 2% de couverture arborée. Une paysannerie analphabète et affamée détruisant les resso… $40.00 L’OEUVRE LEGISLATIVE DU GOUVERNEMENT DE TRANSITION D’HAITI (2004-2006) by GERARD LATORTUE Cat #: B1398 L’OEUVRE LEGISLATIVEDU GOUVERNEMENTDE TRANSITION D’HAITI(2004-2006)GERARD LATORTUEAncien Premier MinistreCe livre est comme un Manuel d’un… $50.00 Where the Dream Ends by José Alcántara Almánzar Editors: Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert & Cecilia Graña-Rosa Translator: Lizabeth Paravisin-Gebert“The short stories of José Alcántara Almánzar ar… $24.50 1 2 Next »