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Stains on my name, war in my veins : Guyana and the politics of cultural struggle / Brackette F. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Brackette F.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cultural pluralism--Guyana--History--20th century.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Ethnicity--Guyana--History--20th century.
- Ethnicity.
- Nationalism--Guyana--History--20th century.
- Nationalism.
- Guyana--Civilization--20th century.
- Guyana.
- Guyana--Ethnic relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (346 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Burdened with a heritage of both Spanish and British colonization and imperialism, Guyana is today caught between its colonial past, its efforts to achieve the consciousness of nationhood, and the need of its diverse subgroups to maintain their own identity. Stains on My Name, War in My Veins chronicles the complex struggles of the citizens of Guyana to form a unified national culture against the pulls of ethnic, religious, and class identities.Drawing on oral histories and a close study of daily life in rural Guyana, Brackette E. Williams examines how and why individuals and groups in their q
- Contents:
- Country and Community: On the Politics of Cultural Struggle. Cockalorum: Spatial Boundaries, Economic Limits, and Cultural Constraints. Status Stratification and Status Signaling. The Art of Becoming "Somebody"
- Ideology, Ethnicity, and Anglo-European Hegemony: Ideology and the Formation of Anglo-European Hegemony. Anglo-European Hegemony and the Culture of Domination. The JlEthnic Production" of Class Stratification
- Ethnicity, Class, and Cultural Production: Religion, Class, Culture, and the Ghost of Hegemony. "Bamboo" Weddings and the Ghost of Hegemonic Dominance. Locating and Exorcizing the Ghost.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-315) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612904158
- 9781282904156
- 1282904159
- 9780822381662
- 0822381664
- OCLC:
- 850214723
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