Callaloo Nation: Metaphors of Race and Religious Identity Among South Asians in Trinidad

by Aisha Khan

Book Overview

Mixing--whether referred to as mestizaje, callaloo, hybridity, creolization, or multiculturalism--is a foundational cultural trope in Caribbean and Latin American societies. Historically entwined with colonial, anticolonial, and democratic ideologies, ideas about mixing are powerful forces in the ways identities are interpreted and evaluated. As Aisha Khan shows in this ethnography, they reveal the tension that exists between identity as a source...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822333880
• ISBN13: 9780822333883
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"