A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Winner of a PROSE
Award “Fascinating…Eye-opening…Illuminating…Patterson
carefully explores the complexity of the structural machinery
behind Jamaica’s dazzling successes and dismal failures.”
—Carrie Gibson, New York Times Book Review “In the ruins of
postcolonial Jamaica, Patterson unearths a vibrant popular culture,
centered in particular on dancehall music, that can provide new
resources to address the postcolonial predicament.” —Adom
Getachew, The Nation “Masterful…A memorable, nuanced, and
insightful social analysis of the island and its place in global
history. Highly recommended.” —Daron Acemoglu, coauthor of Why
Nations Fail There are few places more puzzling than Jamaica.
Jamaicans claim their home has more churches per square mile than
any other country, yet it is one of the most murderous nations in
the world. Its reggae superstars and celebrity sprinters outshine
musicians and athletes in countries many times its size.
Jamaica’s economy is anemic and many of its people impoverished,
yet they are, according to international surveys, some of the
happiest on earth. In The Confounding Island, Orlando Patterson
returns to the place of his birth to reckon with its
contradictions. Patterson investigates the failures of Jamaica’s
postcolonial democracy, exploring why the country has been unable
to achieve broad economic growth and why its free elections and
stable government have been unable to address violence and poverty.
If we look closely at the Jamaican example, we see the central
dilemmas of globalization, economic development, poverty reduction,
and postcolonial politics thrown into stark relief.
General
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2023 |
| Authors: |
Orlando Patterson
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| Dimensions: |
210 x 140mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-29224-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-674-29224-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780674292246 |
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