Creolization in the Americas
By: by David Buisseret ... [et al.] ; introduction by David Buisseret ; edited by David Buisseret and Steven G. Reinhardt.
Contributors: Buisseret, David.; Reinhardt, Steven G., 1949-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Walter Prescott Webb memorial lectures ;; 32
Publisher: Texas A&M University
Published: 2000
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Creoles -- America -- History.; Intercultural communication -- America -- History.; Culture diffusion -- America -- History.; Acculturation -- America -- History.; America -- Ethnic relations.
Description: "Focusing on diverse settings and different aspects of culture, five scholars here examine the process of creolization: its origins, historical and modern meanings of the term, and the various manifestations of the complex, continuing process of cultural exchange and adaptation that began when Africans, American Indians, and Europeans came into contact with each other.

While the authors vary in their approaches and, in some respects, their conclusions, they essentially agree that the notion of cultural syncretism - whether described as acculturation or creolization - is a conceptual tool of crucial importance for analyzing the interchange that occurred between peoples of Europe and the Americas."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.