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Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies

Mimi Sheller

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Description:From sugar to indentured labourers, tobacco to reggae music, Europe and North America have been relentlessly consuming the Caribbean and its assets for the past five hundred years. In this fascinating book, Mimi Sheller explores this troublesome history, investigating the complex mobilities of producers and consumers, of material and cultural commodities, including:*foodstuffs and stimulants - sugar, fruit, coffee and rum*human bodies - slaves, indentured labourers and service workers*cultural and knowledge products - texts, music, scientific collections and ethnology*entire 'natures' and landscapes consumed by tourists as tropical paradise.Consuming the Caribbean demonstrates how colonial exploitation of the Caribbean led directly to contemporary forms of consumption of the region and its products. It calls into question innocent indulgence in the pleasures of thoughtless consumption and calls for a global ethics of consumer responsibility.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies. To get started finding Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From sugar to indentured labourers, tobacco to reggae music, Europe and North America have been relentlessly consuming the Caribbean and its assets for the past five hundred years. In this fascinating book, Mimi Sheller explores this troublesome history, investigating the complex mobilities of producers and consumers, of material and cultural commodities, including:*foodstuffs and stimulants - sugar, fruit, coffee and rum*human bodies - slaves, indentured labourers and service workers*cultural and knowledge products - texts, music, scientific collections and ethnology*entire 'natures' and landscapes consumed by tourists as tropical paradise.Consuming the Caribbean demonstrates how colonial exploitation of the Caribbean led directly to contemporary forms of consumption of the region and its products. It calls into question innocent indulgence in the pleasures of thoughtless consumption and calls for a global ethics of consumer responsibility.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies. To get started finding Consuming the Caribbean: From Arawaks to Zombies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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