Tropical apocalypse : Haiti and the Caribbean end times / Martin Munro.
2015
PQ3948.5.H2 M86 2015
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Tropical apocalypse : Haiti and the Caribbean end times / Martin Munro.
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ISBN
9780813938196
9780813938202
9780813938219 (electronic book)
9780813938202
9780813938219 (electronic book)
Published
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (240 pages)
Call Number
PQ3948.5.H2 M86 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
840.9/97294
Summary
"This book offers both a history of apocalyptic culture in the Caribbean and an up-to-date account of the social, political, environmental, religious, and economic factors that have brought apocalypse back to prominence in the region" -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on print version record.
Series
New World studies.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Duvaliers and apocalyptic memory
Utopian ends: Aristide and the apocalypse
The chimeres and the Haitian antihero
Religion, nature, and the apocalypse
Conclusion.
The Duvaliers and apocalyptic memory
Utopian ends: Aristide and the apocalypse
The chimeres and the Haitian antihero
Religion, nature, and the apocalypse
Conclusion.