Bøger om Caribien

"A conversation between public intellectuals examining the contentious interplay between the Cuban Revolution and U.S. empire"--

“Eleanor Shearer bringer historien om en mors mod til live med indføling, ømhed og fremragende prosa.”– Natasha LesterEr dette frihed? spørger Rachel sig selv, mens hun løber gennem mørket, alene, skrækslagen og udmattet. Hun er på flugt fra den plantage, hvor hun har levet hele sit liv, født sine børn og siden set dem blive solgt og spredt for alle vinde. Men for sit indre blik ser hun hele tiden de fem små ansigter. Lever de, eller er de døde? Er de slaver eller frie? Hvis hun mødte dem, ville hun så genkende dem? Hun er nødt til at kende deres skæbne.Det er en vanskelig rejse, som Rachel begiver sig ud på, men først når hendes børns historier flyder sammen med hendes egen – som bifloderne, der løber ind i den brusende flod – vil hun for alvor føle sig fri.Floden fører mig hjem er inspireret af virkelighedens modige kvinder efter slaveriets afskaffelse. Det er en smertefuld og smuk fortælling om familiebånd, kærlighed og ukueligt håb.Pressen skriver:“En bevægende fortælling om sorg, kærlighed og hjemkomst, hvor Rachel ikke kun søger efter sine børn, men også sin fortid, sin selvstændighed og sin sjæl. En uafrystelig og stærk roman.”– Kate Quinn“Shearer undersøger et svært og overset historisk emne med stor finesse og respekt. Hun giver os det, som kun de bedste romanforfattere kan: det essentielle uden at ofre hverken detaljer eller historisk akkuratesse.”– The Guardian”I stærke scener viser Shearer slaveriets barske sider, og de dybfølte beskrivelser af en mors længsel efter sine børn løfter denne roman op i en liga for sig.”– Publishers Weekly“En blændende debutroman fyldt med kærlighed, tab og skygger fra fortiden. Den er en rig, poetisk og hjertegribende beretning om en mors uendelige kærlighed og en vigtig refleksion over betydningen af frihed. Den er ganske enkelt uforglemmelig.”– Kristin Harmel”Romanens hjerte ligger i dens hyldest til moderskabet og kvinders styrke. Den er en inderlig beskrivelse af en kvindes mod i lyset af livets grusomheder.”– The Observer”En stærk og smuk roman, der bærer vidne om en brutal fortid og kærlighedens helende kræfter.”– Jeanette Winterson“En fantastisk debutroman om en mors kærlighed til sine børn – kan varmt anbefales!”– Good Housekeeping“Stærk, bevægende og overbevisende.”– Woman & Home”En fantastisk og rørende roman.”– Prima“Dybtfølt, håbefuld og rørende. Shearer skriver fantastisk.”– Glamour“Romanen er spændende, velskrevet og følelsesmæssigt stærk. Shearer tegner et helt unikt billede af moderkærlighed og håb.”– Daily Mail”En intens og medrivende debut, der beskriver moderkærlighedens styrke og vedholdenhed.”– The Sunday Times”Der er både glimt af ægte lykke og intens smerte undervejs. Shearer viger ikke tilbage for det forfærdelige ved historien, men styrken i Rachels moderkærlighed er noget helt særligt.”– The Times”En fascinerende fortælling, der er gennemsyret af atmosfære og dramatik, samtidig med at den ærer et stærkt historisk materiale.”– Mail on Sunday

THE ELECTRIFYING NEW ADVENTURE OF THE NUMA CREW, FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLERA terrifying discovery. A cutting-edge weapon. A life-or-death showdown in the skies . . . A distress call from a nearby freighter in the Caribbean brings a NUMA training mission to an abrupt halt. Leaping into action, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala locate the damaged vessel, where they make an eerie discovery. The captain lies face down and clutched beneath him - an empty shotgun. When Kurt and Joe search for clues, the situation grows stranger - and more dangerous. Lying hidden in wait are the rest of the crew: paranoid, disoriented and ready to fight. Could a mind-altering sickness have struck down an entire ship? Or is something much more sinister going on? Following the crew's tale of mysterious lights leads Kurt and Joe to a cadre of Cuban mercenaries, and when they learn of their plan to use magnificent modern airships to hijack a nuclear submarine, this impromptu mission moves from the seas to the skies. Faced with an irrepressible enemy and a new arena of fighting, stopping this plot could be the NUMA crew's toughest task yet... Praise for Clive Cussler: The Adventure King - Sunday Express Cussler is hard to beat - Daily Mail Just about the best in the business - New York Post

Darwin er vokset op alene med sin mor i en lille flække i Trinidad. Han husker knap nok sin far. Da han fortæller sin mor, at han vil tage et job som graver på en kirkegård i storbyen, vil hun ikke se ham igen. De er rastafarianere, og må ikke være i kontakt med de døde. Yejides mor ligger for døden i det store hus på bakken, der hvor byen møder regnskoven. En mor, som hun aldrig har fået den kærlighed eller opmærksomhed fra, som hun har længtes efter. Og som efterlader sig en arv, der følger kvinderne i familien: De stammer fra de sorte fugle, som flyver mod øst ved solnedgang med de dødes sjæle. Darwin og Yejide har hver noget, den anden har brug for, opdager de, da de mødes på den labyrintiske kirkegård. Begge bærer de på en sorg og en frygt men samtidig også en vilje og styrke til at gøre noget godt for andre og hinanden. Om forfatteren:Ayanne Lloyd Banwo er født i Trinidad, men flyttede som voksen til London efter at have mistet sine forældre og sin bedstemor. Hun har en mastergrad i creative writing fra University of East Anglia, hvor hun nu arbejder på sin Ph.d. ”Dengang vi var fugle” er hendes debutroman.

Originally published: Les damnâes de la terre. Paris: Franðcois Maspero âediteur, 1961.

This pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around St Lucia. It covers top attractions like The Pitons, Grand Anse, St Lucia Distillers and Cap Moule á Chique, as well as hidden gems, including Maria Islands Nature Reserve and Edmund Forest Reserve This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating country. This title has been fully updated post-COVID-19. This Mini Rough Guide to St Lucia covers: Castries, Vigie peninsula, The Morne, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Pigeon Island, Grand Anse, Marigot Bay, Roseau Valley, Anse La Raye, Soufriére, Anse Chastanet, Rainforest Mountain Reserves, The Pitons, Vieux Fort, Choiseul, Laborie, Cap Moule á Chique, Maria Islands In this travel guide you will find: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER Experiences selected for every kind of trip to St Lucia, from cultural explorations in Castries to family activities in child-friendly places, like Sulphur Springs or Grand Anse, or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like Rodney Bay or Soufriére. TOP TEN ATTRACTIONS Covers the destination's top ten attractions not to miss, including The Pitons, Sulphur Springs Park, Pigeon Island National Landmark, Anse Chastenet and a Perfect Day itinerary suggestions. COMPACT FORMAT Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, with a sharp design and colour-coded sections, this is the perfect on-the-move companion when you're exploring St Lucia. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTSIncludes an insightful overview of landscape, history and cultureWHAT TO DODetailed description of entertainment, shopping, nightlife, festivals and events, and children's activities PRACTICAL MAPS Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way aroundPRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATIONPractical information on eating out, including a handy glossary and detailed restaurant listings, as well as a comprehensive A-Z of travel tips on everything from getting around to health and tourist information. STRIKING PICTURESInspirational colour photography throughoutFREE EBOOK Free eBook download with every purchase of a printed book to access all content from your phone or tablet for on-the-road exploration.

'One of the most important and timely books I've had the privilege to read' Corinne Fowler, author of Green Unpleasant LandA revelatory historical indictment of the long afterlife of slavery in the Atlantic world To fully understand why the shadow of slavery haunts us today, we must confront the flawed way that it ended. We celebrate abolition - in Haiti after the revolution, in the British Empire in 1833, in the United States during the Civil War. Yet in Black Ghost of Empire, acclaimed historian Kris Manjapra argues that during each of these supposed emancipations, Black people were dispossessed by the moves that were meant to free them. Emancipation, in other words, simply codified the existing racial caste system - rather than obliterating it. Ranging across the Americas, Europe and Africa, Manjapra unearths disturbing truths about the Age of Emancipations, 1780-1880. In Britain, reparations were given to wealthy slaveowners, not the enslaved, a vast debt that was only paid off in 2015, and the crucial role of Black abolitionists and rebellions in bringing an end to slavery has been overlooked. In Jamaica, Black people were liberated only to enter into an apprenticeship period harsher than slavery itself. In the American South, the formerly enslaved were 'freed' into a system of white supremacy and racial terror. Across Africa, emancipation served as an alibi for colonization. None of these emancipations involved atonement by the enslavers and their governments for wrongs committed, or reparative justice for the formerly enslaved-an omission that grassroots Black organizers and activists are rightly seeking to address today. Black Ghost of Empire will rewire readers' understanding of the world in which we live. Paradigm-shifting, lucid and courageous, this book shines a light into the enigma of slavery's supposed death, and its afterlives.

This is a poem of protest drawn from the life of the gaucho, who was forced to yield his freedom and individuality to the social and material changes that invaded his beloved pampas--a protest which arose from years of abuse and neglect suffered from landowners, militarists, and the Argentine political establishment.This poem, composed and first published more than a century ago, could have been written today by spokesmen for other oppressed groups in other parts of the world. For this reason, perhaps, the poem has such universal appeal that it has been translated into nineteen languages, making it available to more than half of the world's people.Hernandez's poem was an attempt to alert the government, and particularly the city dwellers, to the problems faced by the gaucho minority in adjusting to the new, unfamiliar culture imposed on them by the Central Government soon after the fall of the dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1852, under the slogan "Politics of Progress." Moreover, the poem supplied a historical link to the gauchos' contribution to the national development of Argentina, for the gaucho had performed a major role in the country's independence from Spain. They had also fought in the civil wars of Argentina and had cleared the pampas of marauding Indian bands that plagued the pastoral development of the region. According to Hernandes they had been by turns abused, neglected, and finally dispersed, ultimately losing their identity as a social group.Those interested in the Martín Fierro as literature, as social protest, as anthropology, or as an example of the annihilation of a minority group--and its very identity--have joined in making it the most widely read, analyzed, and discussed literary work produced in Argentina. Now, after several hundred editions in Spanish and other languages, Martín Fierro is recognized as a masterpiece of world literature.The aim of this English version has been to achieve a line-by-line rendition faithful to the original in substance and tone, but without attempting to recreate Hernandez's meter or rhyme. The translators present it here as a catalyst for enjoyment, provocation, and insight.

I Øen under havet følger vi Zarité fra øen Sainte-Dominique, det nuværende Haiti, der som niårig i slutningen af 1700-tallet sælges til den rige sukkerplantageejer Toulouse Valmorain. En dramatisk skæbnefortælling om livet som slavegjort til frikøbt kvinde i New Orleans. ”Gribende og stærkt underholdende.” Ekstra Bladet

Kong Hans har sejlet jorden rundt og boet fire år i Colombia. Han har været restauratør, fiskeimportør og forretningsdrivende. Nu er han pensionist uden pensionsopsparing. Han bor i sit eget lille kongerige og forsøger at nyde sit otium. Men Kong Hans kan ikke lade være med at opsøge nye eventyr, starte nye forretninger og plage sin nye københavnske nabo. En dag ringer hans storesøster med en chokerende nyhed, og Kong Hans beslutter sig for at genoptage kontakten til sine søskende. Kong Hans er en lille roman om en mand med kolossal livsappetit. Det er en historie om jalousi mellem søskende og fortællingen om en mand, der ikke mærker hverdagens trummerum. Kong Hans er tredje del af romanføljetonen Fantaster og tyranner. Bøgerne kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. Hans Frederik Munch (f. Cape Town 1983), har tidligere udgivet bøgerne Under Kondoren (2009), Pupiller udvider sig i mørke (2019) og Mutti (2022) Kullemunken (2023). I 2005/2006 krydsede han Atlanterhavet og rejste efterfølgende med sin far i Colombia.

Antropolog Daniel White studerer cubansk kultur og seksualitet og har høstet stor anerkendelse for sin forskning. Men da han tager en ung kvindelig forskningsassistent med i felten, går det galt. Han bruger sin magt og sætter hende i en penibel situation sammen med en cubansk elsker.Caroline Finch ser meget op til Daniel og er begejstret for at tage med ham til Caribien, men da han overskrider hendes grænser, er hun nødt til at træffe et valg, som får afgørende betydning for hendes fremtid. Den cubanske elsker står klar til at gribe og forføre både kvinder og mænd, hvor der er efterspørgsel på romantik, erotik og kærlighed. Gælder det også Daniel og Caroline?En cubansk affære er en roman om kærlighed, kultur, moral og det perspektiv, hvorfra man betragter livet – både de andres og ens eget. Romanen udstiller traditionelle kønsnormer og magtstrukturer og giver samtidig et indblik i den handel med intime ydelser, der finder sted i Cuba.

Beckäs Buckra Baby (1904) is a novel by Thomas MacDermot. Published under his pseudonym Tom Redcam by the All Jamaica Library, Beckäs Buckra Baby is a tragic story of race and class set in Jamaica. Understated and ironic, the novel critiques the social conditions of Jamaica under British colonialism. Mixing English with patois, MacDermot sheds light on the disparities between the island¿s black and white communities, crafting a story now recognized as the beginning of modern Caribbean literature. Noel Maud Bronvola is peculiar. Her peculiar name, chosen by a peculiar father, has always set her apart. When her father dies, Noel chooses to remember him by his commitment to the people¿despite widespread corruption, he chose to act honorably and spent years waiting for a promotion within the government that would never come. In his memory, Noel dedicates herself to helping others. She gets an education, becomes a teacher, and develops personal relationships with her young students from a poor black neighborhood in Kingston. One day, struggling with her desire to get married, she decides to present a gift to one of her students. Just before Christmastime, Noel brings a doll to Beckäs mother, who politely accepts a toy her daughter will have no time to play with. Neither of them could predict the tragedy to come. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Thomas MacDermot¿s Beckäs Buckra Baby is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

På Aruba i 1970’erne får den hjemløse Alvarito ved et tilfælde mulighed for at kæmpe sig op fra slummen og blive den kriminelle underverdens absolutte overhoved. Da drømmen om magt og rigdom bliver virkelighed, indser han, at ikke alt kan købes for penge.I nutidens Silkeborg smuldrer livet mellem fingrene på den midaldrende Thomas. Teenagedatteren vender ham ryggen, konen vil skilles, moren dør og broren får besked om en alvorlig genetisk sygdom. Eneste lyspunkt er droneflyvningerne med vennen Jens.En dag finder Thomas ud af, at han ikke er den, han tror, og at svarene skal findes på Aruba. Sammen med Jens og den charmerende Charlotte, som han har mødt midt i kaos, rejser han til Caribien, men snart viser det sig, at hele historien stikker langt dybere, end han kan forestille sig.

Romantiske forestillinger om Dansk Vestindien er der mange af, og de var sikkert også medvirkende til, at tusindvis af danske mænd lod sig hverve som soldater og gendarmer for at gøre tjeneste i Caribien. Den danske stat overtog øerne i 1755 fra handelsselskabet Vestindisk-Guineisk Kompagni, og samme år blev de første soldater udsendt. Herefter opretholdt de danske myndigheder en militær tilstedeværelse på øerne, indtil de i 1917 blev solgt til USA og skiftede navn til US Virgin Islands. Tjenesten i Vestindien var præget af en stor dødelighed som følge af forskellige tropesygdomme, og mange af soldaterne kom til at fortryde, at de havde tegnet kontrakt. Denne bog beskriver, hvordan militæret var organiseret, hvem og hvordan der blev rekrutteret, hvordan soldaterne var uniformeret og udrustet, hvordan de var indkvarteret, samt hvordan deres tjeneste forløb. Som oftest var tjenesten ikke præget af de store udfordringer, og kedsomheden og hjemveen blev holdt stangen med lokal rom, men ved flere lejligheder blev det alligevel alvor for de udstationerede tropper.

Still is a collection of poems that focuses on the immigrant experience: a family's journey from Lima, Peru to Miami, Florida as political refugees and asylum seekers and the impact that had on the life of a boy as he grew into a man. Renzo Del Castillo's poems often reveal larger moral concerns, touching in their language the world of politics and betrayal that cannot help but impose upon the world of private language. That heritage of terror and exile that sometimes underlies these poems gives them a sense of history within the lyric confusions of a single life, capturing the idiosyncrasies of the Miami landscape as a destination for Latin American and Caribbean migrations that intersect with an evolving definition of American identity. These poems include reflections of memory and transition, as well as adaptation to new cultures and geographies, through an ethnographic lens. There is a lovely and intimate tone, used to remind the reader that imagination triumphs over, or sometimes through, adversity.

Fields of Fire: Emancipation and Resistance in Colombia identifies the concept of the emancipatory network as a coordination of loose, discrete, and differentiated actors to explain how activists successfully practice high-risk activism. Illustrating that previous studies on high-risk activism come to contradictory conclusions, Fields of Fire argues that networks rather than individual characteristics are associated with mobilization. This book features unique ethnographic material of a Colombian sugarcane worker strike, interviews with workers and human rights activists in Valle del Cauca and Bogotá reveal different forms of knowledge that activists bring to a social movement. Esparza argues that the combination of these different forms of knowledge bolsters the movement's resiliency in the face of repression.

What is the role of regional organizations in maintaining security across different parts of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? How did COVID-19 impact states in the region and what types of collective action have helped respond to public health emergencies? In what way is LAC environmental policy formulated and what broader lessons can be drawn for the Global South? This edited volume addresses these questions, revealing the reasons behind the successes and failures of LAC regional responses to collective challenges as well as their limitations and potential for future improvement. It contains 11 chapters, authored by 16 authoritative academics who employ methodologically-diverse perspectives. Each chapter provides insights that would be of interest to scholars, students and policy-makers working on the regional governance of LAC and the Global South. The contributions are thematically organised in three parts and produced with pragmatic considerations in mind, discussing existing and potential real solutions to pressing issues.

David Webb, alias Jason Bourne, har vænnet sig til at leve et stille liv med sin kone, Marie, og deres to børn, og håber, at han én gang for alle har lagt sin farlige spiontilværelse bag sig. Imidlertid har hans gamle ærkefjende, Sjakalen, den mest eftersøgte terrorist i verden, sat sig for at gøre det af med ham. Da Bourne hører om terroristens planer, sender han sin familie i sikkerhed hos Maries bror i Caribien, og går i gang med at jage den mand, der har ham på kornet.Selvom Sjakalen er blevet ældre og har mistet en del af sin magt, har han stadig venner på de rette steder, og efterhånden går det op for Bourne, at hverken han selv eller hans familie kan føle sig sikre, så længe Sjakalen er i live. Der er lagt op til et endeligt opgør. Kun én af de to mænd kan overleve.”Bourne-komplottet” er tredje og sidste bog i Robert Ludlums ikoniske spionserie om Jason Bourne. De populære film af samme navn med Matt Damon i hovedrollen er inspireret af Ludlums bøger.Robert Ludlum (1927-2001) var en amerikansk forfatter, der stod bag en lang række populære spionthrillere, som er blevet solgt i over tre millioner eksemplarer verden over. Han er bedst kendt for spionserien om Jason Bourne, der i 2002 blev filmatiseret med Matt Damon i hovedrollen.

Escrito por Claudia Romo Edelman y William Alexander, con ilustraciones por Alexandra Beguez, Hispanic Star en español: Celia Cruz, forma parte de una emocionante serie de biografías para lectores jovenes, perfecto para los fanaticos de la serie ¿Quién fue? Conoce a la Reina de la Salsa, Celia Cruz, antes solo una niña de La Habana, Cuba, que amaba cantar. Su voz conmovedora, su encanto irresistible y su voluntad de hierro le permitieron alcanzar la fama de forma meteórica, abriéndoles así las puertas a artistas latinos en el mundo entero. Su espectacular carrera la llevó de la Sonora Matancera a la Fania All-Stars con la creciente popularidad de la salsa, un género nacido de los estilos musicales afrocubanos. Seis décadas y más de setenta discos después, la influencia de Celia sigue vigente en la música de hoy.Hispanic Star celebra con orgullo a los héroes latinos e hispanos que han hecho grandes contribuciones a la cultura estadounidense y representan una fuerza indiscutible para labrar su futuro.

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"This book makes the bold claim that we must put the small, easily overlooked South American nation of Guyana on the map if we hope to understand the global threat of environmental catastrophe as well as the pernicious forms of erasure that structure Caribbean women's lives"--

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