Munro, Martin,

Tropical apocalypse : Haiti and the Caribbean end times / Haiti and the Caribbean end times Martin Munro. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource - New world studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- The Duvaliers and apocalyptic memory -- Utopian ends: Aristide and the apocalypse -- The chimeres and the Haitian antihero -- Religion, nature, and the apocalypse -- Conclusion.

"This book offers both a history of apocalyptic culture in the Caribbean and an up-to-date account of the social, political, environmental, religious, and economic factors that have brought apocalypse back to prominence in the region"--



9780813938219


Haitian literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Apocalypse in literature.
Apocalypse in motion pictures.
Psychic trauma--Caribbean Area.
Literature and history--Caribbean Area.
End of the world in literature.


Electronic Books.

PQ3940 / .T767 2015