The confounding island : Jamaica and the postcolonial predicament /
Orlando Patterson.
- London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University P., 2019.
- x, 409 p. : ill., graph.
Includes bibliographical references.
"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".
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Postcolonialism--Jamaica. Nationalism and sports--Jamaica. Reggae music--Jamaica. Urban poor--Jamaica.