Global Culture, Island Identity

Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social...

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Main Author: Fog Olwig, Karen (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Taylor & Francis 1996
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