00641nam a2200121Ia 4500 20260716043309.0 Miller, Daniel Consumption and culture - the case of Trinidad and Tobago. 1992 Points 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. 3/7/00 M2LMGR A 44353 44353