Caribbean Middlebrow: Leisure Culture and the Middle Class

It is commonly assumed that Caribbean culture is split into elite highbrow culture―which is considered derivative of Europe and not rooted in the Caribbean―and authentic working-class culture, which is often identified with such iconic island activities as salsa, carnival, calypso, and reggae. In Caribbean Middlebrow, Belinda Edmondson recovers a middle ground, a genuine popular culture in the English-speaking Caribbean that stretches back into t...

By Belinda Edmondson
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Cornell University Press; 1 edition (October 29, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780801448140
ISBN-13: 978-0801448140
ASIN: 080144814X
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 0.7 x 9.3 inches
Amazon Rank: 1961227
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