Cultural Identity and Creolization in National Unity: The Multiethnic Caribbean

Misir, Prem/ Banton, Michael (Contributor)/ Rex, John (Contributor)/ Samaroo, Brinsley (Contributor)/ Hintzen, Percy C. (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 0761834478 / ISBN 13: 9780761834472

Published by Univ Pr of Amer, 2006

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236 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cultural Identity and Creolization in National Unity: The Multiethnic Caribbean
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Amer
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761834478
• ISBN 13: 9780761834472
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.4 kilograms

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Synopsis

In the grand design of slavery in the Caribbean, White planters separated African slaves of similar tribal and linguistic groups in an effort to destroy African cultural traditions. The result was an African population that lost most of its African heritage and adopted a creolized variant of European culture. The dominance of Creolization, a colonial legacy, ignores the Caribbean multiethnic mosaic and endangers national unity, good governance, and political stability. Through a series of readings, this book argues that the Creolization is antithetical and challenging to nation building and results in cultural and working-class fragmentation, competition for national space, ranking, ethno-cultural categorization, racialization of consciousness, cultural imperialism, use of the 'political' race card, and ethnic dominance. This book acknowledges the need to create a framework for mutual cultural appreciation and institutionalization of all cultures in the pursuit of national unity in the Caribbean.

About the Author

Prem Misir is the Pro-Chancellor at the University of Guyana.