Modern Blackness: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Politics of Culture in Jamaica
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Modern Blackness is a rich ethnographic exploration of Jamaican identity in the late twentieth century and early twenty-first. Analyzing nationalism, popular culture, and political economy in relation to one another, Deborah A. Thomas illuminates an ongoing struggle in Jamaica between the values associated with the postcolonial state and those generated in and through popular culture. Following independence in 1962, cultural and political policies...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822334194
ISBN13:9780822334194
Release Date:November 2004
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:376 Pages
Weight:1.14 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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Cultural Cultural Policy History Nationalism Politics & Government Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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