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Trinidad carnival : a quest for national identity
- Title
- Trinidad carnival : a quest for national identity / Peter van Koningsbruggen.
- Author
- Koningsbruggen, Petrus Hendrikus van, 1947-
- Publication
- London : Caribbean, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GT4229.T7 K6613 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 293 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Presents multifaceted analysis of Trinidadian carnival, a festival seen by author as a 'form of meta-comment on Trinidad within the performance of a kind of collective psychodrama.' Useful chapters are devoted to the history of carnival, its development into a national festival, the social elements that influence and impact the contemporary event, social dynamics, and carnival's linkage to national identity"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
- Series Statement
- Warwick University Caribbean studies
- Uniform Title
- Carnaval van Trinidad. English
- Warwick University Caribbean studies
- Alternative Title
- Carnaval van Trinidad.
- Subject
- Note
- "Translation of a revised version of my 1993 dissertation on the Trinidad carnival"--Ack.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-283) and index.
- ISBN
- 0333651723
- 9780333651728
- LCCN
- 97186678
- OCLC
- ocm38930399
- 38930399
- SCSB-366487
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library