RECENTLY RELEASED UNMASKING THE STATE
Unmasking the State fills a critical gap in our understanding Politics, Society and Economy of the last three decades of Guyanese political, economic, in Guyana 1992–2015 social, and cultural life under the People’s Progressive Party Arif Bulkan and D. Alissa Trotz in the context of evolving regional and global geopolitical realities. It offers a detailed and nuanced examination of 978-976-637-981-0 6” x 9” | 594 pp | paperback the post-1992 period, where historical divisions, persistent US$48.95 attempts to tinker with and reinterpret the defective 1980 Politics, Economics & Development constitution, and systemic and institutional failures have produced waves of authoritarianism and corruption. Turning Tides includes revised proceedings from a Caribbean Intersections in collaborative International Conference between The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad campus the Americas and Beyond and Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, held in Heather Cateau and February 2016 in Trinidad, under the theme ‘Turning Tides: Milla Cozart Riggio Caribbean Intersections in the Americas and Beyond.’ 978-976-637-980-3 Reflecting the varied nature of the presentations made 6” x 9” | 364 pp | paperback at the conference, the contributions in this volume range US$35.00 from artists’ statements to peer-reviewed essays, culturallyContemporary Caribbean influenced as well as peer-reviewed preliminary results of fresh collaborations.
TURNING TIDES
AN ARCHIPELAGO OF CARIBBEAN MASKS Lowell Fiet 978-976-637-986-5 9.25” x 11.75” | 102 pp paperback US$40.00 Arts & Culture
CONNECTING THE DOTS Work. Life. Balance. Ageing Patricia Mohammed with Cheryl-Ann Boodram (eds.)
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6” x 9” | 300 pp | paperback US$29.95 Contemporary Caribbean
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Lowell Fiet, a critic-historian of theatre and performance, as well as a mask maker and performer, explores what the masks worn for carnival in the Caribbean signify, what wearing them represents, their relation to character costumes and movement, on the one hand, and the celebratory traditions from which they emerge, on the other hand, their presumed metaphorical and discursive characteristics, and most importantly, who makes masks and how – their materials and form. Connecting the Dots demonstrates the need to reframe policy and practice across the Caribbean to harness the potential of an ageing population as a new human capital resource. Focusing on the challenges of the contemporary working population; how critical the work of the elderly in the home is in facilitating work-life balance for the working population; and how much of a strain care of the elderly places on achieving work-life balance, the authors establish the need to strike a balance in both attitude and application of policies and procedures.
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