The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament

Orlando Patterson returns to Jamaica, his birthplace, to reckon with its history and culture. Locals claim to be some of the world's happiest people, and their successes in music and athletics are legendary. Yet the country remains violent and poor. In Jamaica the dilemmas of globalization and...

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Main Author: Patterson, Orlando (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2019]
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Summary:Orlando Patterson returns to Jamaica, his birthplace, to reckon with its history and culture. Locals claim to be some of the world's happiest people, and their successes in music and athletics are legendary. Yet the country remains violent and poor. In Jamaica the dilemmas of globalization and postcolonial politics are thrown into stark relief
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages)
ISBN:9780674243064
DOI:10.4159/9780674243064

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