Caribbean Studies Assess the statement “There is not one Caribbean culture but many Caribbean cultures” There is no one distinctive Caribbean culture‚ but rather‚ Caribbean cultures. Each island or geo-political territory is characterized by its own unique‚ cultural practices‚ institutions and belief systems. One may note that cultural similarities may be influenced by; political history‚ languages‚ ethnic groupings and economic features. Caribbean culture is a product of its history and geography
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transported in small ships. 5. It is not a perishable product 6. It was not too bulky. 7 The Dutch were easily the greatest traders in the Caribbean Region‚ they were looking for ways by which to increase their trade and saw that encouraging the planting of sugar was a great opportunity. Sugar needed capital which the small planters of the Eastern Caribbean did not have‚ but the Dutch came to the rescue by supplying credit. 8 Sugar could not be grown in the temperate climate of Europe. c.) Four
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Music Business Management Lecturer: Mr. Dennis Howard Assignment ONE Question: Globalisation and Commercialisation of Caribbean Music by Mike Alleyne is one of a number of studies from the Caribbean region‚ which addresses the impact of Caribbean music production on the Anglo-American music industry. Do a critical review of this very important research on the Caribbean music industry and its impact on the cultural industries. He is a member of the International Association for the study of
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collapse. The sugar industry was already in a poor state because of (1) shortage of labour and (2) sugar beet competition. To avoid total decline‚ planters tried to introduce immigration in the form of bringing in laborers from Europe‚ other Caribbean islands‚ Asia and other areas. They also tried to introduce technology in order to reduce the cost of sugar production. However‚ all of these efforts could not stop the changes from sugar monoculture (planting of one crop which was sugar cane) to agricultural
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Name: Stephen A. Thomas - CCLCS Date: March 14‚ 2012 Globalization: Definition and Impact on the Caribbean Definition In a book titled "The Caribbean in the Global Political Economy" (1994)‚ Professor Hilbourne A. Watson suggests that globalization "is an intensive process that conforms to the tendencies and laws of motion of (international) capital." It "occurs in production‚ distribution‚ marketing‚ technology transfer‚ information telecommunications and other aspects of economic activity
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Local culture being overshadowed by western popular culture is one of the effects of globalization. Pop culture is manifested around the world through movies‚ music‚ television shows‚ newspapers‚ satellite broadcasts‚ fast food and clothing‚ among other entertainment and consumer goods. Popular culture or famously known as pop culture is entirety of ideas‚ perspectives‚ attitudes‚ and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture. Heavily influenced by mass media‚ this collection
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Globalization‚ Culture‚ and Moroccan Identity Merieme EL AMINE April 2007 INTRODUCTION Identity is a question that may be expressed by an anxiety and a hope at the same time. The anxiety lies in the sense of the existence of our Moroccan identity in all its dimensions‚ Arabo-berber‚ Muslim negro-African and modern. It also lies in our existence in the world in different parts of the planet where we have decided‚ voluntarily or not‚ to assert our existence; a planet that has become a finished
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To What Extent is Culture a Driver of or a Constraint to Globalization? Cavusgil‚ Knight and Riesenberger define globalization of markets as the ongoing economic integration and growing interdependency of countries worldwide (2008‚ 4). From an economic point of view‚ globalization is reduction in‚ or removal of‚ foreign trade barriers in order to facilitate the flows of goods across borders (Leidner 2010‚ 1). Cultural globalization takes a more anthropological point of view‚ and refers to “a phenomenon
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process during one period of time in their historic accounts. For Caribbean states‚ this period was also a mark of re-development and re-establishment of economies and societies. Emancipation in the Caribbean was the catalyst for many positive steps in the future but also setback in humanity with respect to human rights. In this paper one will analyze the structural techniques and traits used to facilitate the construction of Caribbean societies‚ post emancipation. Furthermore‚ one will also identify
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The article "Globalization and Local Culture" written and published The Levin Institute‚ of the State University of New York discusses the effects of globalization on local cultures around the world. The article states that as globalization is increasing day by day‚ the government and people are getting more concerned about their local cultural values. Globalization has not only provided people with different varieties of products but it has also threatened local production and traditional producers
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