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Languages : en
Pages : 590
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The Handbook of Jamaica
Author: The Handbook of Jamaica for ...
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Author: The Handbook of Jamaica
Author: Frank CundallThe Handbook of Jamaica
Author: Augustus Constantine SinclairPublisher:
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Category : Jamaica
Languages : en
Pages : 651
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The Handbook of Jamaica for ...
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Author: The Book of Jamaica
Author: Russell BanksPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062335804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
"A truly excellent novel. . . . The morbidly fascinating little twists of human existence are all here: love, sex, life and death, beauty and horror—the works." — Chicago Sun-Times In The Book of Jamaica, Russell Banks explores the complexities of political life in the Caribbean and its ever-present racial conflicts. His narrator, a thirty-five-year-old college professor from New Hampshire, goes to Jamaica to write a novel and soon becomes embroiled in the struggles between whites and Blacks. He is especially interested in an ancient tribe called the Maroons, descendants of the Ashanti, who had been enslaved by the Spanish and then fought the British in a hundred-year war. Despite this history of oppression, the Maroons have managed to maintain a relatively autonomous existence in Jamaica. Partly out of guilt and an intellectual sense of social responsibility, Banks's narrator gets involved in reuniting two clans who have been feuding for generations. Unfortunately, his attempt ends in disaster, and the narrator must deal with his feelings of alienation, isolation, and failure.
Handbook of Jamaica
Author: Frank CundallPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021761170
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Handbook of Jamaica is a comprehensive guide to the history, geography, culture, and people of Jamaica. It includes detailed information on the island's flora and fauna, economy, government, and social institutions. The book is written by Frank Cundall, a leading historian and librarian who was instrumental in the establishment of the Institute of Jamaica. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and culture of Jamaica. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Handbook of Jamaica for 1898
Author: T. L. RoxburghPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331664348
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Excerpt from The Handbook of Jamaica for 1898: Published by Authority, Comprising Historical, Statistical and General Information Concerning the Island; Eighteenth Year of Publication Every efiort has been made to eliminate errors and to supply omissions, but the Editors are fully conscious that further improvement is possible and desirable and they will gladly receive corrections of any errors that may be detected by readers and will welcome suggestions tor increasing the usefulness and accuracy of the volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.