Home - Catalog - Caribbean Studies Press - History 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Vodou Brooklyn: Five Ceremonies with Mambo Marie Carmel by Stephanie Keith This book is an intimate portrayal of a Haitian immigrant Vodou priestess. Color photographs and text document the young Mambo presiding over five distinct Vodou ceremonies held in… $35.00 Revolutionary Freedoms: A history of Survival, Strong and Imagination in Haiti by Cécile Accilien, Jessica Adams and Elmide Méléance This new perspective on Haitian history features essays that augment the historical paintings of renowned contemporary Haitian-American artist, Ulrick Jean-Pierre. Poet, playwright… $40.00 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 Immigration and Politics in the Caribbean: Japanese and Other Immigrants in the Dominican Republic by Valentina Peguero This is a revealing study of 20-century immigration and racial politics in the Dominican Republic. The little-known settlements of Japanese immigrants in the Dominican Republic are… $24.50 Let Haiti Live by Edited by Melinda Miles and Eugenia Charles With a Foreword by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and an introduction by Edwidge Danticat. An analysis of social and political development of Haiti and its connection to America's poli… $25.50 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 Fluid Spirits: Cosmology and Change in Contemporary Brazilian Umbanda by Diana Espírito Santo Umbanda is an urban 20th-century phenomenon, often described in the literature as Brazil’s first “national”—or truly “Brazilian”— religion… $29.95 1 2 Next »