The Confounding Island Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament |
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| Author:
| Patterson, Orlando |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-98805-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2019 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.