Edward Long's three-volume work marks a major turning point in the historiography of Jamaica, as the first attempt at a comprehensive description of the colony, its history, government, people, economy and geography. The son of a prominent Jamaican plantation owner, Long (1734-1813) spent twel...
The History of Jamaica 作者:Gardner, William James 出版年:1971-3 页数:528 定价:$ 158.20 ISBN:9780714619385 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到
Interview: Dr. Barry Chevannes discusses the history of Jamaica as it celebrates its 40th year of independenceRENEE MONTAGNE
before the English invaded Jamaica in 1655. They were successful, in retaining their independence for a 150 years of slavery by constantly defending their freedom. Their settlements were small not more than 2,000 strong but they fought as if they were in greater numbers. ...
owned by the Government of Jamaica. Despite its tagline and history, no one has lived in this house for years. Rather, the Devon House property is nowhome to a variety of shops (20 in all), restaurants, a spa, and a delicious ice cream shop all of which visitors to Jamaica can ...
Prior to enacting the Act of Emancipation in 1834, the history of Jamaica indicates very little in the way of a formal and cohesive education system for whites and no system whatsoever for educating the indigenous people and African slaves. While a small number of the “well-off” English co...
Across four discs and 95 songs, this set spans the entire history of the island's vibrant music scene, hitting all the major stylistic bases along the way, and rounding up many of Jamaica's greatest artists. It's evident that a great amount of thoughtful time and effort went into this ...
These questions, and more, are answered here in a special excerpt from Senior's book on the history of Jamaica. See also:The Geography of Jamaica New!Take a piece ofJamaicawith you💃! Savour the memories! Now you can get yourauthenticJamaican souvenir items, as well as traditional Jamaican...
studio in the ’70s, established him as one of the most creative forces in dub. Alongside other visionaries who conducted experiments in their respective studios and on the sound systems that played the music, they created dub, which rose to prominence in Jamaica and internationally during the ...