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Ethnography

“Back to the Soil:” Community Engagement in Heritage, Eleuthera, Bahamas

A review of an ongoing project of the Center for Heritage and Society, by Elizabeth Brabec, Director of the Center. The tourist’s image of the Caribbean islands is of white sand beaches, shady palm trees and stately colonial architecture.  But

Center for Heritage & Society April 26, 2016 Bahamas, Caribbean, Eleuthera Read more

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