History of Jamaica
Author: Clinton Vane de Brosse Black
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13:
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The History of Jamaica from 1494 to 1838
Author: Thibault Ehrengardt
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book goes from the arrival of Columbus, to the taverns of Port Royal, to the runaway slaves who defeated the English to the slaves' rebellions and everyday life.
Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom
Author: Kathleen E. A. Monteith
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9789766401085
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Jamaica's rich history has been the subject of many books, articles and papers. This collection of eighteen original essays considers aspects of Jamaican history not covered in more general histories of the island, and illluminates more recent developments in Jamaican and West Indian history." "Unique in its interdisciplinary approach, the collection emphasizes the relevance of history to everyday life and the development of a national identity, culture and economy. The essays are organized in three sections: Historiography and Sources; Society, Culture and Heritage; and Economy, Labour and Politics, with contributions from scholars in the Departments of History, Literatures in English and Political Sciences and from the Main Library, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica." -- Book Jacket.
The Natural, Moral, and Political History of Jamaica, and the Territories thereon Depending
Author: James Knight
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2021-05-19
Total Pages: 740
ISBN-13: 0813945577
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween 1737 and 1746, James Knight—a merchant, planter, and sometime Crown official and legislator in Jamaica—wrote a massive two-volume history of the island. The first volume provided a narrative of the colony’s development up to the mid-1740s, while the second offered a broad survey of most aspects of Jamaican life as it had developed by the third and fourth decades of the eighteenth century. Completed not long before his death in the winter of 1746–47 and held in the British Library, this work is now published for the first time. Well researched and intelligently critical, Knight’s work is not only the most comprehensive account of Jamaica’s ninety years as an English colony ever written; it is also one of the best representations of the provincial mentality as it had emerged in colonial British America between the founding of Virginia and 1750. Expertly edited and introduced by renowned scholar Jack Greene, this volume represents a colonial Caribbean history unique in its contemporary perspective, detail, and scope.
A history of Jamaica
Author: William James Gardner
Publisher:
Published: 1873
Total Pages: 558
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTestimonies on The History of Jamaica Vol. 1
Author: Zakiya McKenzie
Publisher: Rough Trade Books
Published: 2021-06-22
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13: 191423605X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistory was written—England captured Jamaica from the Spaniards under Oliver Cromwell in 1655. Much of this history has been retold by Edward Long, best known for his first socio-economic and political study The History of Jamaica. His polemic supported the enslavement of African and Caribbean people and the monopolies and monocultures played out through the natural environment. These testimonies address some of Long's claims. A slave woman tells of the naming of Catherine's Peak and the erasure of the achievements of Black Jamaicans in the field of natural history. A mystic takes us back to the Spanish occupation. The maroons Juan de Bolas and Juan de Serras grieve their fate and the tragic future that came with sugarcane. These are imaginings of what the people who lived through this wrestling of Jamaica might have said, given the chance.
The Jamaica Reader
Author: Diana Paton
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2021-04-30
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 1478013095
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 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.
A New History of Jamaica
Author: Charles Leslie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-05-21
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 1108083439
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 1740 second edition covers Jamaica's early colonial history, its laws, the lives of governors, and the exploits of pirates.
The Story of the Jamaican People
Author: Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of the Jamaican people from an Afro-Caribbean rather than a European perspective. Africa is at the centre of the story; for by claiming Africa as homeland, Jamaicans gain a sense of historical continuity, of identity, and of roots.
Out of Many, One People
Author: James A. Delle
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2011-06-30
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0817356487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs a source of colonial wealth and a crucible for global culture, Jamaica has had a profound impact on the formation of the modern world system. From the island's economic and military importance to the colonial empires it has hosted and the multitude of ways in which diverse people from varied parts of the world have coexisted in and reacted against systems of inequality, Jamaica has long been a major focus of archaeological studies of the colonial period. This volume assembles for the first time the results of nearly three decades of historical archaeology in Jamaica. Scholars present research on maritime and terrestrial archaeological sites, addressing issues such as: the early Spanish period at Seville la Nueva; the development of the first major British settlement at Port Royal; the complexities of the sugar and coffee plantation system, and the conditions prior to, and following, the abolition of slavery in Jamaica. The everyday life of African Jamaican people is examined by focusing on the development of Jamaica's internal marketing system, consumer behavior among enslaved people, iron-working and ceramic-making traditions, and the development of a sovereign Maroon society at Nanny Town. Out of Many, One People paints a complex and fascinating picture of life in colonial Jamaica, and demonstrates how archaeology has contributed to heritage preservation on the island.
