{"product_id":"global-guyana-9781479826995","title":"Global Guyana","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposes the global threat of environmental catastrophe and the forms of erasure that structure Caribbean women's lives in the overlooked nation of Guyana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreviously ranked among the hemisphere's poorest countries, Guyana is becoming a global leader in per capita oil production, a shift which promises to profoundly transform the nation. This sea change presents a unique opportunity to dissect both the environmental impacts of modern-world resource extraction and the obscured yet damaging ways in which intersectional race and gender formations circumscribe Caribbean women's lives.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from archival research and oral history, and examining mass-mediated flashpoints across the African and Indian diasporasincluding Rihanna's sonic routes, ethnic conflict reportage, HBO's \u003ci\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and Netflix's\u003ci\u003e Indian Matchmaking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal Guyana\u003c\/i\u003e repositions this marginalized nation as a nexus of social and economic activity which drives popular culture and\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409067778391,"sku":"9781479826995","price":66.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479826995.jpg?v=1730505315","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/global-guyana-9781479826995","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}