00641nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000190001724500630003626000090009952003690010858300190047794200060049699900170050220260716043309.0  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  cA  c44353d44353