"Any time is Trinidad time" : social meanings and temporal consciousness /

"In a detailed description of how people use models of time in their daily lives, Kevin Birth explores cultural ideas of time in rural Trinidad and the feelings of cooperation and conflict that result from using different models."--BOOK JACKET. "Birth's study contributes to the u...

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Main Author: Birth, Kevin K., 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 1999.
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245 1 0 |a "Any time is Trinidad time" :  |b social meanings and temporal consciousness /  |c Kevin K. Birth. 
260 |a Gainesville, FL :  |b University Press of Florida,  |c 1999. 
300 |a xiv, 190 p. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-185) and index. 
505 0 |a The past in the present -- Producing times -- Distributed times -- Institutional and consensual temporal coordination -- Cohesion in chaos -- Social conflict and time -- Conclusion. 
520 1 |a "In a detailed description of how people use models of time in their daily lives, Kevin Birth explores cultural ideas of time in rural Trinidad and the feelings of cooperation and conflict that result from using different models."--BOOK JACKET. "Birth's study contributes to the understanding of ethnic, class, and gender relationships in the Caribbean, and it is notable for its emphasis on how individuals manipulate and manage social differences on a day-to-day basis."--Jacket. 
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