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Caribbean Cultural Heritage and the Nation

Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao in a Regional Context

Centuries of intense and involuntary migrations deeply impacted the development of the creolised cultures on the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. This volume describes various forms of cultural heritage produced on these islands over time and whether these heritages are part of their ‘national’ identifications. What forms of heritage express the idea of a shared “we” (nation-building), and what images are presented to the outside world (nation-branding)? What cultural heritage is shared between the islands, and what are some real or perceived differences?

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Icon comes alive in scholarly work

by Glenville Ashby

In Caribbean Counterpoint Dr. Sara Florian forays into the mind of Lasana Sekou; his fears and hope, and his musings, she lays bare. In her dissection we see a man driven by a painful history, a history that collectively cements a people into a worn but redeemable fabric.

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Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou by Sara Florian

Great Bay, St. Martin (August 13, 2019)—The USA booklist from California’s Small Press Distribution (SPD) includes a new book published in St. Martin: Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou by Sara Florian, PhD.

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