"Extremely well written, with a wonderful balance between impeccable scholarship and theoretical sophistication, "The Libertine Colony" is a very important contribution to postcolonial studies and the study of Caribbean literature and history."--Peter Hulme, author of "Remnants of Conquest: The Island Caribs and their Visitors, 1877-1998"
"Extremely well written, with a wonderful balance between impeccable scholarship and theoretical sophistication, "The Libertine Colony" is a very important contribution to postcolonial studies and the study of Caribbean literature and history."--Peter Hulme, author of "Remnants of Conquest: The Island Caribs and their Visitors, 1877-1998"
Doris Garraway is Assistant Professor of French at Northwestern University.
Inhaltsangabe
Illustrations ix Preface xi Introduction: Creolization in the Old Regime 1 1. Border of Violence, Border of Desire: The French and the Island Caribs 39 2. Domestication and the White Noble Savage 93 3. Creolization and the Spirit World: Demons, Violence, and the Body 146 4. The Libertine Colony: Desire, Miscegenation, and the Law 194 5. Race, Reproduction, and Family Romance in Saint-Domingue 240 Conclusion 293 Notes 299 Works Cited 371 Index 401
Illustrations ix Preface xi Introduction: Creolization in the Old Regime 1 1. Border of Violence, Border of Desire: The French and the Island Caribs 39 2. Domestication and the White Noble Savage 93 3. Creolization and the Spirit World: Demons, Violence, and the Body 146 4. The Libertine Colony: Desire, Miscegenation, and the Law 194 5. Race, Reproduction, and Family Romance in Saint-Domingue 240 Conclusion 293 Notes 299 Works Cited 371 Index 401
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309