{"product_id":"central-africa-in-the-caribbean-maureen-warner-lewis-9789766401184","title":"Central Africa in the Caribbean: Transcending Time, Transforming Cultures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCentral Africa in the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e is the product of more than three decades of research. Maureen Warner-Lewis's pioneering study analyses some of the main lineaments of the Central African cultural legacy in the Caribbean, with fascinating transatlantic comparative data. She identifies Central African cultural forms in areas settled by the Koongo, Mbundu and Ovimbundu (the two present-day Congos and Angola) and illuminates Caribbean thought and customs through comparison with those cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe work is based on extensive primary and secondary sources, oral interviews, folk-tales, and songs. Additionally, through her knowledge of the functional languages of the region - Spanish, English, French, and their creoles - Warner-Lewis accesses a wide range of pre-existing research on the Central African cultural impact on the Americas; this gives her work a unique pan-Caribbean breadth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarner-Lewis's multidisciplinary approach highlights the debate concerning the origin and transformation of cultural forms in the Caribbean against a larger background of African culture and economy, and Atlantic World colonialism and slavery. This book is invaluable for scholars and general readers interested in African diaspora studies, African and Caribbean history, linguistics, music, religion, and cultural anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen Warner-Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9766401187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766401184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Maureen Warner-Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930983416063,"sku":"9789766401184","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1223c1ba-43fc-45e7-8279-210bae1a7129.jpg?v=1766345641","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/central-africa-in-the-caribbean-maureen-warner-lewis-9789766401184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}