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This creatively and persuasively designed atlas of Jamaica focuses on the four principal natural hazards of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and landslides in order to increase government and public awareness of hazards in the context of the island's developmental and environmental problems.

An anthology of short stories from the Caribbean region that is unique in its trilingual nature; all of the stories appear in English, French and Spanish. The anthology includes stories from Guadeloupe (Gisele Pineau), Trinidad ( Shani Mootoo), Haiti (Yanick Lahens), Jamaica (Oliver Senior), Puerto Rico (Carmen Lugo Filippi ) and Cuba (Mirta Yanez).

Addresses a range of issues in Caribbean linguistics. This volume interrogates the interpretations of the history of our Caribbean languages, the use of these languages for literary expression and their role in the democratization of education and the development of Caribbean people.

The definition and evolution of the categories of race and ethnicity have long been topics of debate among historians and scholars of social anthropology. This book examines how the meanings and values of race and ethnicity have been constructed historically and how they are represented symbolically, with particular focus on the Caribbean.

This work provides a detailed analysis of the phenomenon of return migration to the English-speaking Caribbean.

An examination of the cultural evolution of the Jamaican people after the explosive uprising at Morant Bay in 1865. For the first time, the specific methods used by British imperial legislators to inculcate order, control and identity in the local society are described and analysed.

This study examines the growing crime problem in Jamaica, and explores the relationship between crime, politics and the economy and analyses the impact of crime on tourism. The articles provide a comprehensive analysis of the causes, consequences and control of crime.

A contribution to the analysis of Caribbean politics, exploring the political culture of the Caribbean in order to understand the regional differences. The contributors examine the topic from their varied cultural experiences and seek to offer a new dimension to the study of political culture.

This dramatic tale was first published in 1853, probably written by a Trinidadian mulatto, thus making it the first Trinidadian novel written by a mulatto. It traces the adventures of a mulatto son of a black slave woman raped by a white man.

If any doubt remains, the story of Trinidad and Tobago should dispel the illusion that money and technical assistance can launch a new station in the world community. This work seeks to probe the interplay of political and social factors on national development with commitment and detachment.

This reader presents an understanding of Caribbean feminist scholarship. The essays deal with diverse topics including the role of women in Caribbean art; the development of "women's history" and "gendered history"; the representation of masculinity in Caribbean feminist thought; and more.

Dame Nita Barrow was a lifelong champion of justice, community service and human rights. This volume examines how this extraordinary Caribbean woman developed her leadership strategies to contribute to social change and development policy on regional, national and international levels.

A description of the period in Jamaica's history that follows the abolition of slavery, up to the introduction of universal adult suffrage. The author analyzes the social, intellectual and political history of the era, including health, law, labour, and the ideas of the black intelligentsia.

A celebration of Jamaican waterfalls. It explores the appeal of waterfalls, their portrayal in word and image, their roles in recreation and tourism, and their use as sources of mechanical and electrical energy. It refers to well-known falls of the island but is not a descriptive guide.

Offers a collection of articles that explores the common themes of race and class in the Caribbean and overcoming social domination. This title considers abstract political theory (Marxism and critical and race theory) and focuses on specific Caribbean issues and events such as the portrayals of the Jamaican left.

Many viable businesses in Jamaica are in need of turnaround from losses and financial distress. This book provides solutions from a new lens - a simple, yet highly effective set of profit pathways developed from a sharp review of international literature and exploration of the business models of Jamaican firms.

The study of business history as a distinct discipline is well established in many places but relatively neglected in the anglophone Caribbean. West Indian Business History: Essays in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship locates the regional history of business within the scope of Caribbean/Atlantic world economic history, placing it within the broader context of business history. As well as providing the foundation text for courses in West Indian business history, this volume is valuable to students of other areas of Caribbean history, wherever they may be enrolled, and also to Caribbean business studies students. The essays included in this collection bring together a selection of work in West Indian business history, some of them first published several decades ago. The essays are intended to provide an introduction to the state of the field and illustrate the ways in which business history connects with other themes in Caribbean history. They offer examples of the varieties of ways in which business history can be researched and written, and of the range of subjects that can be studied.

The publication of Talking Words has been designed to coincide with that of Pak's Britannica: Articles by and interviews with David Dabydeen, and provides the reader with a complimentary set of essays that are focused exclusively on Dabyeen's fictional output.

This is the first book to be devoted solely to David Dabydeen's academic works, bringing together the best of his output from the last twenty-five years with a series of interviews. Collectively, they provide the reader with a unique insight into the mind of this acclaimed scholar.

Aims to promote Jamaican Tainan archaeology and highlight the diverse research conducted on the island's prehistoric sites and artefacts. This volume contains fourteen papers; and its chapters are organized by thematic divisions that reflect the important areas of research. It is intended for archaeologists, historians and students of archaeology.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285) and index.

A comprehensive historical study that describes the varied and various encounters of the Jamaican people with Christianity in the thirty years following emancipation as enslaved peoples under British colonialism. An excellent and resourceful guide for students of history and theology in particular and post-emancipation Caribbean studies in general.

The popular West Indian migration narrative often starts with the "Windrush Generation"in 1950s' England, but in Dying to Better Themselves Olive Senior examines an earlier narrative: that of the neglected post-emancipation generation of the 1850s who were lured to Panama by the promise of lucrative work and who initiated a pattern of circular migration that would transform the islands economically, socially and politically well into the twentieth century. West Indians provided the bulk of the workforce for the construction of the Panama Railroad and the Panama Canal, and between 1850 and 1914 untold numbers sacrificed their lives, limbs and mental faculties to the Panama project. Many West Indians remained as settlers, their descendants now citizens of Panama; many returned home with enough of a nest egg to better themselves; and others launched themselves elsewhere in the Americas as work beckoned. Senior tells the compelling story of the West Indian rite of passage of "going to Panama" and captures the complexities behind the iconic "Colón Man". Drawing on official records, contemporary newspapers, journals and books, songs, sayings, and literature, and the words of the participants themselves, Senior answers the questions of who went to Panama, how and why; she describes the work they did there, the conditions under which they lived, and the impact on their homelands when they returned or on the host societies when they stayed. Many books have shown how the "conquest" of the Isthmus of Panama by land and sea revolutionized the modern world. Dying to Better Themselves distinguishes itself by exploring how the myriad individuals touched by the construction of the railroad and the canal changed their Caribbean world as well.

Clem Seecharan has written a useful documentary history of Bechu, the first Indian to testify before the Royal Commission in 1897.Now who was this Bechu? He was, in Seecharan's words, "an indefatigable gadfly," who in letters to the local press revealed the conditions of Indian indentureship: poor wages, sexual exploitation of women by overseers and managers, and the virtual impossibility for Indians to obtain justice because of the collusion between colonial authorities and the planters. This knowledge we owe to economic historian Alan Adamson who "discovered" Bechu in the 1960s. Yet the man himself remained somewhat of a mystery, something Bechu himself seems to have cultivated. Seecharan has now filled a number of lacunae in our understanding with this two-part volume. The first section focuses on Bechu and the British Guianese environment in the late nineteenth century, while the second part includes letters and memoranda by Bechu (and reactions to them by local opponents).

This remarkable description of Jamaica in the 1680s was written by a contemporary English observer, John Taylor, who spent some months on the island. He offers an image of the island before the general spread of sugar cultivation, citing some creatures now extinct n Jamaica; he also makes many suggestions about the medical use of natural products.