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The confounding island : Jamaica and the postcolonial predicament
Title
The confounding island : Jamaica and the postcolonial predicament / Orlando Patterson.
ISBN
9780674988057
0674988051
Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
x, 409 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 18, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. Explaining postcolonial failure: Why has Jamaica trailed Barbados on the path to sustained growth?
The role of institutions, colonialism, and cultural appropriation
Why Is democratic Jamaica so violent?
Revisiting the "democratic peace" thesis
Were female workers preferred in Jamaica's early economic development?
Employment, urbanization, and gender among the postcolonial proletariat
Part II. Three Cultural Puzzles: Why are Jamaicans the fastest runners in the world?
The institutionalization of athletic prowess
Why did postcolonial Jamaicans riot at a cricket match against Britain?
The ritual of cricket in West Indian societies
Why does globalization not produce cultural homogenization?
The example of Jamaican reggae music
Part III. The failures of policy and politicians: why do policies to help the urban poor so often fail?
A Jamaican case study
Sad about Manley
Portrait of a flawed charisma.
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