The Post-Columbus Syndrome Identities, Cultural Nationalism, and Commemorations in the Caribbean
Description
Reflecting on the relationship between memory, power, and national identity, this book examines the complex reactions of the people of the Caribbean to the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World. Viala analyzes the ways in which Columbus became a reservoir of metaphors to confront anxieties of the present with myths of the past.
Keywords
HistoryAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Literary CriticismSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceEthnic StudiesCaribbean & Latin American StudiesPolitical ScienceImperialismAnthropologyCultural & SocialColonialism & Post-Colonialism
2014Book
Author(s)F. Viala
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137443748
LanguageEnglish
