Stains on My Name, War in My Veins

Stains on My Name, War in My Veins
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9780822381662
ISBN-13 : 0822381664
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Book Synopsis Stains on My Name, War in My Veins by : Brackette F. Williams

Download or read book Stains on My Name, War in My Veins written by Brackette F. Williams and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1991-04-12 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burdened with a heritage of both Spanish and British colonization and imperialism, Guyana is today caught between its colonial past, its efforts to achieve the consciousness of nationhood, and the need of its diverse subgroups to maintain their own identity. Stains on My Name, War in My Veins chronicles the complex struggles of the citizens of Guyana to form a unified national culture against the pulls of ethnic, religious, and class identities. Drawing on oral histories and a close study of daily life in rural Guyana, Brackette E. Williams examines how and why individuals and groups in their quest for recognition as a “nation” reproduce ethnic chauvinism, racial stereotyping, and religious bigotry. By placing her ethnographic study in a broader historical context, the author develops a theoretical understanding of the relations among various dimensions of personal identity in the process of nation building.


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