The Jamaica reader : history, culture, politics
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The Jamaica reader : history, culture, politics
(Latin America readers)
Duke University Press, 2021
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Includes bibliographical references (p.487-492) and index
Contents of Works
- I. Becoming Jamaica. Taíno society / Kit W. Wesler ; Taíno worship / Ramón Pané ; The first European account of Jamaica / Andrés Bernáldez ; A Spanish settler in Jamaica / Pedro de Maçuelo ; The Spanish capital / James Robertson ; Slavery in Spanish Jamaica / Francisco Morales Padrón ; A description of Spanish Jamaica / Francisco Marques de Villalobos ; The economy of Spanish Jamaica / Alonzo de Miranda ; The western design / Don Juan Ramirez ; Mountains of gold turned into dross / Anonymous ; The establishment of Maroon society / Kit W. Wesler ; Taíno worship / Ramón Pané ; The first European account of Jamaica / Andrés Bernáldez ; A Spanish settler in Jamaica / Pedro de Maçuelo ; The Spanish capital / James Robertson ; Slavery in Spanish Jamaica / Francisco Morales Padrón
- II. From English conquest to slave society. Pirate stronghold / Nuala Zahedieh ; Port Royal destroyed / Anonymous ; White servants / Government of Jamaica ; The rise of slave society / Richard S. Dunn ; African music in Jamaica / Hans Sloane ; A Maroon tradition / collected by Kenneth M. Bilby ; Treaty between the British and the Maroons / Anonymous ; African arrivals / Audra A. Diptee ; Spiritual terror / Vincent Brown ; Two enslaved lives / Trevor Burnard ; Increase and decrease / managers of Haughton Tower Estate ; A free Black poet / Francis Williams ; Jamaica talk / Frederic G. Cassidy ; The War of 1760-1761 / Nuala Zahedieh ; Port Royal destroyed / Anonymous ; White servants / Government of Jamaica ; The rise of slave society / Richard S. Dunn ; African music in Jamaica / Hans Sloane ; A Maroon tradition / collected by Kenneth M. Bilby ; Treaty between the Br
- III. Enlightenment Slavery. Creole society / Edward (Kamau) Brathwaite ; Cane and coffee / Robert Charles Dallas ; Women's and men's work under slavery / Lucille Mathurin Mair ; Although a slave me is born and bred / recorded by J.B. Moreton ; Capture and enslavement / Archibald John Monteith ; The Black church / George Liele ; British missionaries / Mary Turner ; The Second Maroon War / representatives of the Trelawney Town Maroons ; Jonkanoo / Michael Scott ; Provision grounds / Sidney Mintz ; The Liberation War of 1831 / Henry Bleby ; Apprenticeship and its conflicts / Diana Paton ; An apprentice's story / James Williams ; Because of 1833 / Edward (Kamau) Brathwaite ; Cane and coffee / Robert Charles Dallas ; Women's and men's work under slavery / Lucille Mathurin Mair ; Although a slave me is born and bred / recorded by J.B. Moreton ; Capture and enslavement / Archibald John Monteith ; The
- IV. Colonial Freedom. Free villages / Jean Besson ; Cholera / Samuel Jones ; Black voters / Swithin Wilmot ; Religion after slavery / Hope Waddell ; Indentured workers / Verene Shepherd ; The Morant Bay Rebellion / Gad Heuman ; Dear Lucy / George William Gordon ; Vindicating the race / Rev. R. Gordon ; August Town craze / Frederick S. Sanguinetti ; Anansi and the tiger / Walter Jekyll ; The 1907 earthquake / Dick Chislett ; Traveling from Kingston to Montego Bay / Jean Besson ; Cholera / Samuel Jones ; Black voters / Swithin Wilmot ; Religion after slavery / Hope Waddell ; Indentured workers / Verene Shepherd ; The Morant Bay Rebellion / Gad Heuman ; Dear Lucy / George William Gordon ; Vindicating the race / Rev.
- V. Jamaica arise. Life in rural Jamaica / Lorna Goodison ; An amazing island / W.E.B. Du Bois ; Marcus Garvey comes to the United States / Marcus Garvey ; Jamaica and the Great War / Daily Gleaner ; Returning from war / Glenford Howe ; Self government for Jamaica / W. Adolphe Roberts ; The 1938 Rebellion / Richard Hart ; Remembering the Rebellion / Lucius Watson ; Now we know / Roger Mais ; Cookshop culture / Planters' Punch ; My mother who fathered me / Edith Clarke ; The origins of dreadlocks / Barry Chevannes ; Pleasure Island / Esther Chapman ; Hurricane Charlie / Spotlight ; Jamaican East Indians / Laxmi and Ajai Mansingh ; Blackness and beauty / Rochelle Rowe ; Chinese Jamaica / Easton Lee ; Bauxite / Sherry Keith and Robert Girling ; The West Indies Federation / Michele A. Johnson ; Rastafari and the new nation / Lorna Goodison ; An amazing island / W.E.B. Du Bois ; Marcus Garvey comes to the United States / Marcus Garvey ; Jamaica and the Great War / Daily Gleaner ; Returning from war / Glenford Howe ; Self government for Jamaica / W. Adolphe Roberts ; The 1938
- VI. Independence and After. A date with destiny / Daily Gleaner ; The meaning of independence / Government of Jamaica ; The assets we have / Norman Washington Manley ; Rastafari and the Coral Gardens incident / John Maxwell and Mortimo Togo Desta Planno ; Country boy / The Heptones ; How to be a "face-man" / The Star ; Cancer in West Kingston / Edward Seaga ; Birth of the sound system / Norman C. Stolzoff ; Rudie, oh Rudie! / Garth White ; Revisited / Rupert Lewis ; The visual arts / Anne Walmsley and Stanley Greaves ; Better mus' come / Delroy Wilson ; Bob Marley's fame / Ed McCormack ; Ganja smoking / Daily News ; We are not for sale / Michael Manley ; Zig-zag politics and the IMF / George L. Beckford ; Yesterday/today/tomorrow / Oku Onuora ; Equal rights / Committee of Women for Progress ; A helper's story / Daily Gleaner ; The meaning of independence / Government of Jamaica ; The assets we have / Norman Washington Manley ; Rastafari and the Coral Gardens incident / John Maxwell and Mortimo Togo Desta Planno ; Country boy / The Heptones ; How to be a "face-m
Description and Table of Contents
Description
From Miss Lou to Bob Marley and Usain Bolt to Kamala Harris, Jamaica has had an outsized reach in global mainstream culture. Yet many of its most important historical, cultural, and political events and aspects are largely unknown beyond the island. The Jamaica Reader presents a panoramic history of the country, from its precontact indigenous origins to the present. Combining more than one hundred classic and lesser-known texts that include journalism, lyrics, memoir, and poetry, the Reader showcases myriad voices from over the centuries: the earliest published black writer in the English-speaking world; contemporary dancehall artists; Marcus Garvey; and anonymous migrant workers. It illuminates the complexities of Jamaica's past, addressing topics such as resistance to slavery, the modern tourist industry, the realities of urban life, and the struggle to find a national identity following independence in 1962. Throughout, it sketches how its residents and visitors have experienced and shaped its place in the world. Providing an unparalleled look at Jamaica's history, culture, and politics, this volume is an ideal companion for anyone interested in learning about this magnetic and dynamic nation.
Table of Contents
Note on Abridgment xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction 1
I. Becoming Jamaica 7
II. From English Conquest to Slave Society 49
III. Enlightenment Slavery 109
IV. Colonial Freedom 159
V. Jamaica Arise 209
VI. Independence and After 289
VII. Jamaica in the Age of Neoliberalism 363
VIII. Jamaicans in the World 435
Suggestions for Further Reading 487
Acknowledgments of Copyrights and Sources 493
Index 503
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