Island People The Caribbean and the World

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards In this fascinating travelogue, the product of almost a decade of travel and intense study, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro strips away the fantasy and myth to expose the real islands, and the real people, that make up the Caribbean.

Bericht

A heartfelt Caribbean journey . . . through the places, literature and music of the region to beautifully illuminate the histories of people and continents . . . Terrific Observer

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Jelly-Schapiro Joshua
• Verlag: Canongate Books
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2018
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Reise > Reiseberichte, Reiseerzählungen > Nord- und Mittelamerika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges
• EAN: 9781782115625
• ISBN: 978-1-78211-562-5
• Anzahl Seiten: 512
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 12.9 x 19.8 x 2.2 cm
• Themen: Migration, William Dalrymple, Cultural History, Dave Eggers, Rebecca Solnit, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, tourism, Travel writing, Caribbean islands, Islands, Social and cultural history, travel book, Slavery, Marlon James, Hilton Als, Henrietta Lacks, historical research, twelve years a slave, history book, rory stewart, A Brief History of Seven Killings, return of a king, the places in between, maximum city, Suketu Mehta, Nonstop Metropolis, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Caribbeans, The Caribbean and the World, Mark Danner, What The Butler Saw, Racial repression, Island People, Gaiutra Bahadur