Like many Caribbean nations, Trinidad has felt the effects of                  globalization on its economy, politics, and expressive culture. Even Carnival, once                  a clandestine folk celebration, has been transformed into a major transnational                  festival. In Trinidad Carnival, Garth L. Green, Philip W. Scher, and an                  international group of scholars explore Carnival as a reflection of the nation and                  culture of Trinidad and Trinidadians worldwide. The nine essays cover topics such as                  women in Carnival, the politics and poetics of Carnival, Carnival and cultural                  memory, Carnival as a tourist enterprise, the steelband music of Carnival, Calypso                  music on the world stage, Carnival and rap, and Carnival as a global celebration.                  For readers interested in the history and current expression of Carnival, this                  volume offers a multidimensional and transnational view of Carnival as a                  representation of Trinidad and Caribbean culture                  everywhere.Contributors are Robin Balliger, Shannon Dudley,                  Pamela R. Franco, Patricia A. de Freitas, Ray Funk, Garth L. Green, Donald R. Hill,                  Lyndon Phillip, Victoria Razak, and Philip W. Scher.

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