Caribbean Romances: The Politics of Regional Representation

This interdisciplinary volume on postcolonial Caribbean culture brings together ten essays by exciting young scholars who challenge some of the established assumptions of postcolonial studies. The contributors look at ways in which the "romance" trope is employed within contemporary Caribbean popular culture and literature to idealize the newly independent, postcolonial societies of the region. The essays situate this discourse of idealization in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813918227
• ISBN13: 9780813918228
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher