Global Culture, Island Identity

Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social...

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Main Author: Fog Olwig, Karen
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2025
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description Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology. It examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements into the framework of social life, to create an Afro-Caribbean culture that was distinctive and yet geographically unbounded - a "global culture". The book takes as its point of departure the processes of cultural interaction and reflectivity. It argues that the study of cultural continuity should be guided by the notion of cultural complexity involving the continuous constitution, development and assertion of culture. It emphasizes the interplay between local and global cultures, and examines the importance of cultural display for peoples who have experienced the process of socioeconomic marginalization in the Western world.
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Global Culture, Island Identity
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afro-caribbean
Young Man
community
Pilgrim Holiness Church
colonial
Methodist Society
society
Nevisian Community
west
Middle Class
indian
Afro-Caribbean Community
islands
Methodist Missionaries
population
Colonial Administration
pilgrim
Christmas Sports
holiness
Afro-Caribbean Population
Western Material Goods
Nevisian Society
American Virgin Islands
Afro-Caribbean Family
post-Emancipation Period
Life Style
Leeward Islands
Colonial Society
Nevisian Culture
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history
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Young Man
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Pilgrim Holiness Church
colonial
Methodist Society
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Nevisian Community
west
Middle Class
indian
Afro-Caribbean Community
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Methodist Missionaries
population
Colonial Administration
pilgrim
Christmas Sports
holiness
Afro-Caribbean Population
Western Material Goods
Nevisian Society
American Virgin Islands
Afro-Caribbean Family
post-Emancipation Period
Life Style
Leeward Islands
Colonial Society
Nevisian Culture
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