A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010

ISBN-13: 9783030756338 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 340 str.

Raymond Ramcharitar

Recenzje

"Ramcharitar makes a complex political history chronologically intelligible and very accessible. His recognition of calypso as a key cultural element is excellent. ... A clear, scholarly, meticulously detailed and professional work of history." (Anton L. Allahar, New West Indian Guide, Vol. 96 (3-4), September, 2022)

Spis treści

1. The Creole Republic: Past and Present

2. Sources, Methods, Theory

3. Tobago: Creole Society’s Doppelganger

4. Birth of a Creole Nation: 1783-1961

5. The Independence Decade

6. 1970 – 1980: Black Power recedes, Indian Power surges

7. The 1980s – Money, Malaise, Modernity

8. Summing up the PNM Generation.

9. A Decade of Revolution: 1986, 1990, 1995

10. The Creole Century Closes – 1996-2000

11. History Pauses: 2001-2002

12. Rage, Revanchism, Revenge

13. Conclusion: The End of a Decade and an Era.

O autorze

Raymond Ramcharitar, PhD, is a historian and cultural critic from Trinidad and Tobago. He has published several academic articles on the history, culture and literature of the country. He is also a poet and novelist who has published three collections of poetry, and one of fiction. 

Blurb

This book offers a history of post-Independence Trinidad and Tobago. It explores how culture and politics have operated in tandem to shape the society. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including literature, government reports, official statistics, the press and the Carnival, it critically analyses the popular conception of creolization as the driving force in modern Trinidad and Tobago. Ultimately, the book examines the way in which Trinidad and Tobago's unique ethnic and political ecosystems contribute to its national character. 

Raymond Ramcharitar, PhD, is a historian and cultural critic from Trinidad and Tobago. He has published several academic articles on the history, culture and literature of the country. He is also a poet and novelist who has published three collections of poetry, and one of fiction.