Carnival and the Formation of a Caribbean Transnation (New World Diasporas)
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: March 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780813026121
Subjects: Cultural studies; Customs; Ethnography; New York; Ethnic identity; History; Sociology; West Indians; History: World; Trinidad & Tobago; USA; New York (State); Caribbean & West Indies - General; Customs & Traditions; Carnival; Trinidad and Tobago
Description: "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.