Tropical Apocalypse: Haiti and the Caribbean End Times

by Martin Munro

Book Overview

In Tropical Apocalypse, Martin Munro argues that since the earliest days of European colonization, Caribbean--and especially Haitian--history has been shaped by apocalyptic events so that the region has, in effect, been living for centuries in an end time without end. By engaging with the contemporary apocalyptic turn in Caribbean studies and lived reality, he not only provides important historical contextualization for a general understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813938201
• ISBN13: 9780813938202
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"