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Selvon’s Bush Coolie: Producing Backwardness in “Cane is Bitter” and The Plains of Caroni Cover

Selvon’s Bush Coolie: Producing Backwardness in “Cane is Bitter” and The Plains of Caroni

By: Kris Singh  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33596/anth.520 | Journal eISSN: 1547-7150
Language: English
Published on: Sep 17, 2025
Published by: University of Miami Libraries
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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