When young Patricia Parker went down to London to answer an advertisement for a job in the capital, she never thought that she would instead accept a very different kind of assignment that would take her to Central America from a stranger she met at her hotel.Neither did she expect to meet and fall in love with the handsome, dashing ex-soldier from America.And who was the young girl who was so similar to her that they could be twins?What is the secret of the Obeahman who influenced her life but whom she never seemed to meet?Would she have accepted the assignment if she had known in advance what was to befall her in this beautiful part of the world?Did she ever find out the secrets that could change her life forever?The answers are all contained within this book.
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The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music comprises two volumes, and can only be purchased as the two-volume set. To purchase the set please go to: http://www.routledge.com/9780415972932
"A History of Belize, Nation in the Making traces the history of our country. It focusses [sic] on how we became what we are today. it travels through time and gives us the opportunity to study the complex society which we have inherited. History is never complete for we create history each day. The people, places and events presented in this book show us how important history is to a nation. We cannot move constructively into the future unless we understand the past and benefit from that knowledge. This book helps us to do just that.''--p. 4 of cover.
The critical importance of past for the present--of music histories in local and global forms--asserts itself. The history of world music, as each chapter makes clear, is one of critical moments and paradigm shifts.
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