Contemporary Caribbean Cultures and Societies in a Global Context

Acknowledgments vii 1 Introduction Teresita Martinez-Vergne and Franklin W. Knight 5(8) PART I. THE ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION 13(58) 2 Challenges to Caribbean Economies in the Era of Globalization Helen McBain 17(26) 3 Globalization, the World Bank, and the Haitian Economy Alex Dupuy 43(28) PART II. DIASPORAS IN GLOBAL WORLD 71(86) 4 Creolization in Havana: The Oldest Form of Globalization Antonio Benitez-Rojo 75(22) 5 Showing Face: Boxing and Nation Building in Contemporary Puerto Rico Frances Negrón-Muntaner 97(20) 6 Creolité in the Hood: Diaspora as Source and Challenge Juan Flores 117(14) 7 Glocal Spirituality: Consumerism and Heritage in a Puerto Rican Afro-Latin Folk Religion Raquel Romberg 131(26) PART iii. GLOBAL FORCES IN LOCAL POLITICS 157(50) 8 Women's Grass-Roots Organizations in the Dominican Republic: Real and Imagined Female Figures Valentina Peguero 161(22) 9 Race and Politics in Cuba Aline HeLg 183(24) PART IV, GLOBAL MARKETS FOR LOCAL PRODUCTS 207(56) 10 Jamaican Reggae and the Articulation of Social and Historical Consciousness in Musical Discourse Jorge L. Giovannetti 211(22) 11 Rum, Revolution, and Globalization: Past, Present, and Future of a Caribbean Product Anthony P. Maingot 233(30) Bibliography 263(18) Contributors 281(6) Index 287