An intellectual history of the Caribbean

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An intellectual history of the Caribbean

Silvio Torres-Saillant

(New directions in Latino American cultures)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-276) and index

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This is first intellectual history of the Caribbean written by a top Caribbean studies scholar. The book examines both the work of natives of the region as well as texts interpretive of the region produced by Western authors. Stressing the experimental and cultural particularity of the Caribbean, the study considers major questions in the field.

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Introduction: Caribbean Unity in Nature, in History, in Defeat Colonial Migration and Theoric Awakening: An Antillean's Voyage of Discovery The Neverending History: Western Discursive Siege Caliban's Betrayal: Failed Heroes, Memory Remade, New Ways to Hope Epilogue: A Century of Caribbean Diaspora

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