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 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 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 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 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 Masters of The Dew By Jacques Roumain by Mercer Cook and Langston Hughes This classic Haitian novel tells of the traditional rural life and people in Haiti, dominated by the natural world. This is a deeply powerful story of the harsh existence of peasan… $17.00 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 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 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 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 Vodou Brooklyn: Five Ceremonies with Mamba 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 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 Immigration and Politics in the Caribbean: Japanese and Other Immigrants in the Dominican Republic by Valentina Peguero A revealing study of 20th century immigration and racial politics in the Dominican Republic. The little known settlements of Japanese immigrants in the Dominican Republic are the b… $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 1 2 Next »