"National Identity, Instrumental Identifications, and the Caribbean's Culture of "Play
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7802236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony P Maingot (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 115-124 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1528-3488 • E-ISSN: 1532-706X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s1532706xid0202_01 |
| OpenAlex | W1991096451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
The ability of West Indians to have multiple identifications, "to play the field" yet sustain a strong personal, participatory national identity shows that in their own way they have achieved freedom of the human condition. And, not trivially, this freedom is a double-edged sword. On the positive side, it reverts to their personal benefits and through that to real benefits to their islands. Evidence of such benefits are the steady flow of remittances and the money-spending tourism to the "home" country. On the negative side is the continued insularity and parochialism that prevents broader alliances of an enduring political type. Although good at coalescing for specific tactical and strategic ends, each island remains a "nation." The hope for a "West Indian nation" is as remote as it ever was
Aesthetics · Citizen journalism · Identity (music · National identity · Parochialism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · SWORD · Tourism · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
Mental health in the metropolis
The man-of-words in the West Indies
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
The Rise and Fall of the Ethnic Revival
In the Castle of My Skin
West Indians in New York City and London
Afro-Creole
The Land Divided
And the Search Goes on
Ethnic Identification among American Jews
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2012 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |