Chanting Down the New Jerusalem

Chanting Down the New Jerusalem
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780520942639
ISBN-13 : 0520942639
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Book Synopsis Chanting Down the New Jerusalem by : Francio Guadeloupe

Download or read book Chanting Down the New Jerusalem written by Francio Guadeloupe and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brilliantly evocative ethnography, Francio Guadeloupe probes the ethos and attitude created by radio disc jockeys on the binational Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. Examining the intersection of Christianity, calypso, and capitalism, Guadeloupe shows how a multiethnic and multireligious island nation, where livelihoods depend on tourism, has managed to encourage all social classes to transcend their ethnic and religious differences. In his pathbreaking analysis, Guadeloupe credits the island DJs, whose formulations of Christian faith, musical creativity, and capitalist survival express ordinary people's hopes and fears and promote tolerance.


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