Interplay of cultural narratives in Martinique : French, African and Indian journeys toward a pluralistic society / Mahadevi Ramakrishnan and R. Scott Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

, Mahadevi, author.

Smith, R. Scott (Associate Professor of Psychology), author.

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity--Martinique.

Group identity.

Immigrants--Martinique--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Martinique--Emigration and immigration--History.

Martinique.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Pompano Beach, FL : Educa Vision, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book explores the history of immigration and development of cultural identities on the island of Martinique from 1635 to the present with particular attention to the major cultural groups - African, French, and Indian - as well the role of the indigenous Caribs in cultural hybridization. This interdisciplinary study of intertwined adaptive strategies to emigration and resettlement provides insight into the complicated tapestry of contemporary Martinican identity, including Martinique's chosen status as an Overseas Department of France. To help students navigate nearly 400 years of complex history, the authors provide a glossary and questions for reflection.

Contents:

Emigration, resettlement, and cultural evolution: an interdisciplinary approach

Caribs, early Europeans, and the genesis of hybridization in Martinique

The dawn of French colonialism and the slave trade: genesis of Creolization

The architecture of dominance: systems of social control

Adaptive responses to the system of slavery

Inter-group and intra-group dynamics from slavery to abolition

The era of indentured workers: coolies and dual host communities

Sociocultural assimilation to political assimilation: from abolition to Césaire and departmentalization

Martinique's pluralistic identities today: Négritude? Antillanité? Créolité? l'Indianité?

One Martinique, multiple voices.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed September 11, 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273), index, and glossary.

Other Format:

Print version:

OCLC:

1130732146

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.