Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Guide To The Compact Disc Rara! xv
6. Introducing Rara 1
7. 1. Work And Play, Pleasure And Performance 25
8. 2. Vulgarity And The Politics Of The Small Man 59
9. 3. Mystical Work: Spirits On Parade 85
10. 4. Rara And “The Jew”: Premodern Anti- Judaism In Postmodern Haiti 113
11. 5. Rara As Popular Army: Hierarchy, Militarism, And Warfare 135
12. 6. Voices Under Domination: Rara And The Politics Of Insecurity 159
13. 7. Rara In Newy Ork City: Transnational Popular Culture 183
14. Appendix: Chronology Of Political Events,1990–1995, Annotated With Transnational Rara Band Activity 209
15. Glossary 213
16. Notes 217
17. Sources 237
18. Index 249