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035    (OCoLC)1089973356|z(OCoLC)1128823393 
037    |bHarvard Univ Pr, C/O Triliteral Llc 100 Maple Ridge Dr, 
       Cumbreland, RI, USA, 02864-1769, (401)6584226|nSAN 631-
       8126 
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100 1  Patterson, Orlando,|d1940-|eauthor. 
245 14 The confounding island :|bJamaica and the postcolonial 
       predicament /|cOrlando Patterson. 
264  1 Cambridge, Massachusetts :|bThe Belknap Press of Harvard 
       University Press|c2019. 
264  4 |c©2019 
300    x, 409 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-388) and 
       index. 
505 0  Part I. Explaining postcolonial failure: Why has Jamaica 
       trailed Barbados on the path to sustained growth? -- The 
       role of institutions, colonialism, and cultural 
       appropriation -- Why is democratic Jamaica so violent? -- 
       Revisiting the "democratic peace" thesis -- Were female 
       workers preferred in Jamaica's early economic development?
       -- Employment, urbanization, and gender among the 
       postcolonial proletariat -- Part II. Three Cultural 
       Puzzles: Why are Jamaicans the fastest runners in the 
       world? -- The institutionalization of athletic prowess -- 
       Why did postcolonial Jamaicans riot at a cricket match 
       against Britain? -- The ritual of cricket in West Indian 
       societies -- Why does globalization not produce cultural 
       homogenization? -- The example of Jamaican reggae music --
       Part III. The failures of policy and politicians: why do 
       policies to help the urban poor so often fail? -- A 
       Jamaican case study -- Sad about Manley -- Portrait of a 
       flawed charisma. 
520    "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"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Postcolonialism|zJamaica. 
650  0 Nationalism and sports|zJamaica. 
650  0 Reggae music|zJamaica. 
650  0 Urban poor|zJamaica. 
650  7 Economic history.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00901974 
650  7 Nationalism and sports.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01033894 
650  7 Postcolonialism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01073032 
650  7 Reggae music.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01093058 
650  7 Social conditions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919811 
650  7 Urban poor.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01162512 
650  7 HISTORY / Social History.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Jamaica|xSocial conditions. 
651  0 Jamaica|xEconomic conditions. 
651  7 Jamaica.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01211575 
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