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Istwa Across the Water: Haitian History, Memory, and the Cultural Imagination​ (Paperback)

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Gathering oral stories and visual art from Haiti and two of its "motherlands" in Africa, Istwa across the Water recovers the submerged histories of the island through methods drawn from its deep spiritual and cultural traditions.

About the Author


Toni Pressley-Sanon, associate professor of African and African American studies at Eastern Michigan University, is the author of The Haitian Peasantry through Oral and Written Literature: Roumain, Alexis, Endore, Carpentier, and Fountain.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780813068619
ISBN-10: 0813068614
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Publication Date: February 1st, 2022
Pages: 214
Language: English