They Do As They Please The Jamaican Struggle for Cultural Freedom after Morant Bay

Name: They Do As They Please The Jamaican Struggle for Cultural Freedom after Morant Bay
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ISBN: 9789766402440

ISBN-10: 9766402442

ISBN-13: 9789766402440

Edition: 2011

Authors: Brian L. Moore, Michele A. Johnson

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This book is a companion to Neither Led nor Driven, published in 2004. It examines the secular aspects of culture in Jamaica, namely, material culture (architecture and home furnishings, dress, and food), rites of passage, language and oral culture, creative and performance arts, popular entertainment, sports and games, social clubs and fraternities, and the issues of drinking and gambling. It also examines the lifestyle cultures of Indian and Chinese immigrants who were new arrivals in Jamaica. The book argues that although a vibrant and fully functional creole culture existed in Jamaica, after Morant Bay, diverse elements within the upper and middle classes (the cultural elites) formed a…

Book details

List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Publication date: 2/28/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 620
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.55" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English