Confounding Island

"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"--

Year

2019

Language

English

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Editions

3

Pages

336

ISBN

9780674988057

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