Callaloo Nation

“Callaloo Nation makes an important contribution to the literature on Indo-Trinidadians. . . . [A]n excellent book whose processual, dynamic approach contributes to our understanding of race, religion, and identity in Trinidad.” - Kevin Birth, New West Indian Guide

“[Callaloo Nation] exhibits the author’s sound scholarly interpretation of the historical and anthropological analyses of Indo-Trinidadians in the twentieth century.” - Patricia Mohammed , Journal of Anthropological Research

“[P]ersistent readers will be well rewarded because Callaloo Nation succeeds admirably in capturing the astonishing complexity and constantly shifting social landscapes of South Trinidad. Highly recommended.” - Stephen D. Glazier, Ethnic and Racial Studies

“As a strong addition to the regional literature, this book offers a significant analysis on Trinidadian East Indians and their carving out of distinctive identities in the face of notions of ‘mixedness.’” - Narmala Halstead, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

“Khan successfully captures the astonishing complexity and shifting social landscapes of South Trinidad. . . . Recommended. “ - S.D. Glazier, Choice

“Khan’s attention to religion’s articulation with other categories of distinction is what makes Callaloo Nation such a significant addition to the literature.” - Deborah A. Thomas , American Anthropologist

"Callaloo Nation makes an important contribution to the literature on Indo-Trinidadians. . . . [T]his is an excellent book whose processual, dynamic approach contributes to our understanding of race, religion, and identity in Trinidad." - Kevin Birth , New West Indian Guide

"[An] excellent book. Its application stretches beyond the Caribbean and should be read by those whose interests lie in multiethnic states and identity formation, regardless of whether such identities revolve strictly around religion." - Philip W. Scher, Anthropological Quarterly

"This is hardy ethnography: finely grained descriptions of the quotidian analyzed with sophisticated theory. It will be a key text not only for scholars of the Caribbean, but also for scholars of religion, particularly those interested in how domains of orthodoxy are established or undermined. . . . Khan's discussion of 'mixing metaphors' is an insightful and welcome point of departure from now hackneyed debates." - Anne Meneley , Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

“Callaloo Nation is a solid contribution to anthropological theory and Caribbean ethnography. In helping us to understand that group identity is in constant flux, Aisha Khan shows, far better than just about anybody else, what the term ‘essentialize’ really means.” - Sidney Mintz, author of Caribbean Transformations

“Aisha Khan is an exceptional ethnographer. Callaloo Nation brings to fruition her many years of ethnographic research focused on both Indo-Trinidadians and the social construction of their identities. There is nothing like this work in the literature on the Caribbean or on postcolonial societies in any region. It will be a shaping force in social science research on the Caribbean.” - Dan Segal, coauthor of Jane Austen and the Fiction of Culture: An Essay on the Narration of Social Realities