Trinidad Carnival

"Presents multifaceted analysis of Trinidadian carnival, a festival seen by author as a 'form of meta-comment on Trinidad within the performance of a kind of collective psychodrama.' Useful chapters are devoted to the history of carnival, its development into a national festival, the social elements that influence and impact the contemporary event, social dynamics, and carnival's linkage to national identity"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.