In diesem Roman von Rosario FerrÄ wird Zucker als Quelle von Reichtum und Macht in Puerto Rico dargestellt, der gleichzeitig den Niedergang des Landes einleitet. Die bildreiche Sprache thematisiert die moralische und wirtschaftliche Dekadenz sowie den Ausverkauf an US-amerikanische Interessen.
Wolfgang Binder Libri






Das Lesebuch bietet lebendige AutorInnenporträts, spannende literarische Texte und zeigt uns ein Bild der gegenwärtigen USA mit ihrer ethnischen und kulturellen Vielfalt.
This volume contains the fourteen papers that were given at the Third Franco-German Colloquium at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Leading French and German scholars in American Studies address issues of ethic cultures in the U. S. and Canada during the Twenties. The volume presents contributions by historians, anthropologists, and literary historians and has thus an interdisciplinary dimension. The groups and cultures dealt with are Jews, WASPs, Scandinavians, Africans and Italians in North America.
Creoles and Cajuns
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- 13 ore di lettura
The French presence in Louisiana, its history, literature and language date back into the 17th century. Seventeen leading scholars from the USA, France, Germany, and Austria analyze aspects of the French heritage in this part of the New World. Both white and black Creole and Cajun cultures, their literatures and their ongoing influence are dealt with in this interdisciplinary publication.