On the Move: The Caribbean Since 1989

by Alejandra Bronfman

Book Overview

The Caribbean stands out in the popular imagination as a 'place without history', a place which has somehow eluded modernity. Haiti is envisioned as being trapped in an endless cycle of violence and instability, Cuba as a 1950s time warp, Jamaicans as ganja-smoking Rastafarians, while numerous pristine, anonymous islands are simply peaceful idylls. The notion of 'getting away from it all' lures countless visitors, offering the possibility of total...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184277767X
• ISBN13: 9781842777671
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.5"