Culture and customs of Haiti

Author:J.Michael Dash

Summary:Culture and Customs of Haiti begins with an overview of the mountainous island that seemed forbidding to European colonizers. Finally, chapters on the performing arts and visual arts evoke the energy and color of the people in such forms as vaudou jazz and dance, contemporary rara rock, and the folkloric influence on Haitian painting.

Print Book, English, 2001

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Publisher: Greenwood, Westport, Connecticut, 2001

Series:

Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean

Physical Description:XVII, 161 p. : il.

ISBN:

9780313304989, 031330498X

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:758219017

Subjects:

Costumbres y tradiciones de Haiti

Cultura popular de Haiti

Etnología Haití

Haití Civilización

Haití Usos y costumbres

Literatura antillana Historia y crítica

Política y cultura Antillas, Región del Mar de las

Usos y costumbres Haití

Contents:

Series ForewordContextThe People and SocietyReligionSocial CustomsMass Media and CinemaLiterature and LanguageThe Performing ArtsThe Visual Arts and ArchitectureIndex

Notes:

Indice