Description:
A deeply informed Afrocentric view of language and cultural retention under slavery.
Maureen Warner-Lewis offers a comprehensive description of the West African language of Yoruba as it has been used on the island of Trinidad in the southern Caribbean.Review Quotes:
"Warner-Lewis argues that the inimical conditions of slavery, rather than leading to deprivation of culture, led culture bearers of central African descent to resolutely hold onto aspects of their cultural identity. . . . [This book] contains a wealth of information for any scholar."
--Latin American Research Review