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Chanting Down the New Jerusalem

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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 ...
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  • 30 December 2008
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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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Price: $34.95
Pages: 272
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date: 30 December 2008
ISBN: 9780520942639
Format: eBook
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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Map of Saint Martin and Sint Maarten
Map of the Caribbean Islands

Introduction: A New Jerusalem in the Caribbean Sea
1. So Many Men, So Many Histories: The History That Matters to the Islanders
2. Performing Identities on Saint Martin and Sint Maarten
3. Christianity as a Metalanguage of Inclusiveness
4. Clarke's Two Vitamin Cs for Successful Living
5. DJ Shadow's Prescription for Rastafari Individuality
6. The Hip-Hop- and Christian-Inspired Metaphysics of DJ Cimarron
Conclusion

Notes
References
Index