... , 1947: 187). It can and has been historically used to refer to people as heathens. Ethos in Greek, means custom or trait. Ethnikas and ethos taken together therefore can mean a band of people or nation living together who share customs. The second part of the construct, identity, has Latin origins and is derived from the word identitas; the word is formed ... and comparisons across studies difficult and ambiguous". Combining the definitions and interpretations of identity and ethnicity it can be concluded that they mean, or at minimum imply, the sameness of a band or nation of people wh...

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... humans but not overwhelmed by it." Ramraj's words capture an essential quality of both the man and the work, one that enables us to distinguish him among that remarkably gifted band of Caribbean writers who set sail for London, fame, and variable fortune in the fifties. He arrived early, in 1950, with most of A Brighter Sun in his baggage, on the ... islanders as disadvantaged victims who are rootless, unimportant, and uncreative, Selvon writes with a genuine pride in his people and in their country, despite the social disadvantages and faded dreams that define their world(Benson, 1434-...

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