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Rara! : vodou, power, and performance in Haiti and its diaspora / Elizabeth McAlister.

Author/creator McAlister, Elizabeth A.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxviii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subject(s)
Rara Festival--Songs and music --History and criticism.
Vodou music--Haiti --History and criticism.
Folk music--Haiti --History and criticism.
Folk songs, Creole--Haiti --History and criticism.
Haiti--Social life and customs --20th century.
Haiti--Social conditions --1971-
Contents Introducing rara -- Work and play, pleasure and performance -- Vulgarity and the politics of the small man -- Mystical work: spirits on parade -- Rara and "the Jew": premodern anti-Judaism in postmodern Haiti -- Rara as popular army: hierarchy, militarism, and warfare -- Voices under domination: rara and the politics of insecurity -- Rara in New York City: transnational popular culture.
Local noteJOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER : MusicLib CD-5804.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
LCCN 2001005016
ISBN0520228227 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520228235 (paper : alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk CD-5804 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks ML3565 .M384 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold
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