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Author:
Munro, Martin, author.
Title:
Tropical apocalypse : Haiti and the Caribbean end times / Martin Munro.
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
228 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Haitian literature--20th century--History and criticism.
Haiti--In literature.
Apocalypse in literature.
Apocalypse in motion pictures.
Haiti--Social conditions.
Religion.
Psychic trauma--Caribbean Area.
Literature and history--Caribbean Area.
Apocalypse in literature.
Apocalypse in motion pictures.
Haitian literature.
Literature.
Literature and history.
Psychic trauma.
Religion.
Social conditions.
Caribbean Area.
Haiti.
1900 - 1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Duvaliers and apocalyptic memory -- Utopian ends: Aristide and the apocalypse -- The chimeres and the Haitian antihero -- Religion, nature, and the apocalypse -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"This book offers both a history of apocalyptic culture in the Caribbean and an up-to-date account of the social, political, environmental, religious, and economic factors that have brought apocalypse back to prominence in the region" -- Provided by publisher.
Series:
New world studies
ISBN:
9780813938219 (ebook)
081393821X (ebook)
0813938201
9780813938202
0813938198
9780813938196
OCLC:
(OCoLC)907094286
LCCN:
2015007794
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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