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Distant voices near : historical globalization and Indian radio in Trinidad and Tobago / Shaheed Nick Mohammed.

By: Kingston, Jamaica : The University of the West Indies Press, 2017 2017Description: ix, 194 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9766406391
  • 9789766406394
Other title:
  • Historical globalization and Indian radio in Trinidad and Tobago
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 384.540972983 23
LOC classification:
  • HE8699.T75 M64 2017
Contents:
Trinidad and Tobago : historical-global developments -- Culture and globalization -- Early radio in the Caribbean -- Media and Indian content in Trinidad and Tobago -- 103 FM and Indian radio stations in Trinidad and Tobago -- Media, religions and Radio Jaagriti -- The "corporate" mainstream -- Hybrid visions : WIN 101, Heritage and Shakti -- The global dimensions -- Conclusion : contextualizing Indian radio.
Summary: "Distant Voices Near chronicles the development of the popular and contentious Indian radio media subsector in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from global historical perspectives and explores its implications for culture and national sentiment in the modern context. The work acknowledges the complex discourses surrounding ethnic and cultural identities in this diverse Caribbean nation where numerous groups coexist, among them the descendants of Indian indentured labourers."--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.

Trinidad and Tobago : historical-global developments -- Culture and globalization -- Early radio in the Caribbean -- Media and Indian content in Trinidad and Tobago -- 103 FM and Indian radio stations in Trinidad and Tobago -- Media, religions and Radio Jaagriti -- The "corporate" mainstream -- Hybrid visions : WIN 101, Heritage and Shakti -- The global dimensions -- Conclusion : contextualizing Indian radio.

"Distant Voices Near chronicles the development of the popular and contentious Indian radio media subsector in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from global historical perspectives and explores its implications for culture and national sentiment in the modern context. The work acknowledges the complex discourses surrounding ethnic and cultural identities in this diverse Caribbean nation where numerous groups coexist, among them the descendants of Indian indentured labourers."--Provided by publisher.

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