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Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Slaves to the Rhythm 1 1. Beating Back Darkness: Rhythm and Revolution in Haiti 24 2. Rhythm, Creolization, and Conflict in Trinidad 78 3. Rhythm, Music, and Literature in the French Caribbean 132 4. James Brown, Rhythm, and Black Power 182 Conclusion: Listening to New World History 214 Notes 227 References 251 Index 269 Contents This page intentionally left blank ...

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