00565nam a2200085Ia 4500100001900000245006300019260000900082520036900091583001900460  aMiller, Daniel  aConsumption and culture - the case of Trinidad and Tobago.  c1992  aPoints out that the act of consumption in Trinidad - be it the imported soap opera, the car or the expenditure associated with Christmas - may be considered as the means by which the island community creates its sense of itself.  It is through the process of importation and appropriation that Trinidad creates its sense of specificity, that which makes it unique.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR