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Bacchanal The Carnival Culture of Trinidad

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ISBN-10: 1566396638

ISBN-13: 9781566396639

Edition: 1999

Authors: Peter Mason

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List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 1/26/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 195
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Tom Jarrett was a local historian and lived all of his life in St Andrews. As a journalist, he reported on the town's community and golfing scene for 43 years, until his retirement in 1980.Peter Mason has lived in St Andrews since 1975. He began working for the Links Trust in 1990 and was heavily involved in running the links until his retirement in 2007.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Kaiso!
Roots of Calypso
The Social Dimension
Soca
The Carnival Tents
The Road to the Crown
The Savannah
Competitive Edge
The Road March
'But Dey Forget Calypso'
The International Stage
Chutney Soca
Steel Pan
From Bamboo to Oil Drum
'Behind the Bridge'
The Modern Steelband
Panorama
The Lime
Pan Competition
Bands and Arrangers
Pan and the Community
Playing Mas
Costume Design
Kings and Queens
J'Ouvert Morning
Carnival Monday
Carnival Tuesday
Sexual Energy
The Decline of Ole Mas
The Future of Mas
Don't Stop the Carnival!
Organisation
Tourism
Sex and Violence
Carnival Controversy
Woman is Boss
Women and Calypso
Calypso Queens
Women and Pan
Past and Future
Stickfighting
Influences and Evolution
The Indian Influence
Exporting Carnival
The Balance of Payments
Into the Future
Notes
Bibliography
Discography
Appendix