[Download pdf ebook] Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies (International Library of Sociology)
• Mimi Sheller •
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Lost in America's shadowBy Newton OoiThe island nations of the Caribbean Sea share an awkward relationship with the USA, and one that is an extension of the former's relationship with European colonial powers. The primary theme that runs thru this history is consumption; specifically the consumption of goods, people, and the environment of the Caribbean by white outsiders. Starting with the initial encounters of Columbus and the spaniards, and'This is a stunning book! It is beautifully reasoned and well-documented and demonstrates Sheller's mastery of her material, but it is much more. It is original in its approach ... and above all, it is elegantly and sensitively written.' - Janet Abu Lughod, New School of Social Research, USA'BeautFrom sugar to indentured labourers, tobacco to reggae music, Europe and North America have been relentlessly consuming the Caribbean and its assets for the past five hundred years. In this fascinating book, Mimi Sheller explores this troublesome history, investigating the complex mobilities of producers and consumers, of material and cultural commodities, including:foodstuffs and stimulants - sugar, fruit, coffee and rumhuman bodies - slaves, indentured labourers and service workerscultural and... [PDF.bc04] Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies (International Library of Sociology) Rating: 4.96 (772 Votes)
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