Creolization in the Americas

By David Buisseret

Book Overview

Creolization, the process of cultural interchange -- in this case, between peoples of the continents bordering the Atlantic Ocean -- is an important aspect of the American experience. Language, literature, food, dress, and social relations are all affected by the interplay of cultures. Only recently, though, have scholars fully begun to understand creolization as a mutual exchange rather than the acculturation of colonized peoples to a dominant culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585441015
• ISBN13: 9781585441013
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"