The confounding island : Jamaica and the postcolonial predicament / Orlando Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Orlando, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism and sports--Jamaica.

Nationalism and sports.

Postcolonialism--Jamaica.

Postcolonialism.

Reggae music--Jamaica.

Reggae music.

Urban poor--Jamaica.

Urban poor.

Jamaica--Economic conditions.

Jamaica.

Jamaica--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

I. Explaining Postcolonial Failure

1. Why Has Jamaica Trailed Barbados on the Path to Sustained Growth?

2. Why Is Democratic Jamaica So Violent?

3. Were Female Workers Preferred in Jamaica's Early Economic Development?

II. Three Cultural Puzzles

4. Why Are Jamaicans the Fastest Runners in the World?

5. Why Did Jamaicans Riot at a Cricket Match against England?

6. Why Does Globalization Not Produce Cultural Homogenization?

III. The Failures of Policy and Politicians

7. Why Do Policies to Help the Poor So Often Fail?

8. Sad about Manley

Epilogue

Notes

Works Cited

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9780674243071

0674243072

9780674243064

0674243064

OCLC:

1122457960