Chevannes, Barry.

Betwixt and between : explorations in an African-Caribbean mindscape / Barry Chevannes. - Kingston, Jamaica ; Miami : Ian Randle Publishers, 2006. - xviii, 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-236) and index.

Pt. 1. The African Presence. Africa and the Caribbean : reflections on an identity -- Forward to the past : Jamaica is Africa -- Ambiguity and the search for knowledge -- Pt. 2. The Spider God. Rastsfari and the paradox of disorder -- Rastafari and the critical tradition -- Fatherhood in the African-Caribben landscape -- Pt. 3. The Moral Order. The evasion of moral responsibility : a view from within -- The values we live by -- Cosmological reproduction : space and identity -- Pt. 4. Integration and Control. Law and the African-Caribbean family -- Criminalizing cultural practice : the case of Ganja in Jamaica -- Those two Jamaicas : the problem of social integration.

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Caribbean Area--Civilization--African influences.

F2169 / .C527b 2006