Main currents in Caribbean thought : the historical evolution of Caribbean society in its ideological aspects, 1492-1900
by Gordon K. Lewis
Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture (1983)
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Main Currents in Caribbean Thought probes deeply into the multicultural origins of Caribbean society, defining and tracing the evolution of the distinctive ideology that has arisen from the region's unique historical mixture of peoples and beliefs. Among the topics that noted scholar Gordon K. Lewis covers are the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century beginnings of Caribbean thought, pro- and antislavery ideologies, the growth of Antillean nationalist and anticolonialist thought during the show more nineteenth century, and the development of the region's characteristic secret religious cults from imported religions and European thought. Since its original publication in 1983, Main Currents in Caribbean Thought has remained one of the most ambitious works to date by a leader in modern Caribbean scholarship. By looking into the "Caribbean mind," Lewis shows how European, African, and Asian ideas became creolized and Americanized, creating an entirely new ideology that continues to shape Caribbean thought and society today. show lessTags
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Gordon K. Lewis was a professor of political science at the University of Puerto Rico.
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- Caribbean Region
- Original language
- English
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- Nonfiction, History, Religion & Spirituality
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- 972.9 — History & geography History of North America Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda West Indies (Antilles) and Bermuda; Caribbean
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- F2169 .L48 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Latin America. Spanish America Caribbean area. Caribbean Sea
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