Carnival and the formation of a Caribbean transnation / Philip W. Scher.

"This dual-site ethnography follows the celebration of Carnival from Trinidad to North America, where immigrant Trinidadian-Americans loyally perpetuate this annual cultural event. Philip Scher uses the lens of transnationalism to explore the Carnival tradition transported from Trinidad by the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ACLS)
Main Author: Scher, Philip W., 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2003]
Series:New World diasporas series.
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Summary:"This dual-site ethnography follows the celebration of Carnival from Trinidad to North America, where immigrant Trinidadian-Americans loyally perpetuate this annual cultural event. Philip Scher uses the lens of transnationalism to explore the Carnival tradition transported from Trinidad by the immigrant Trinis living in Brooklyn, New York."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.