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Inna Di Dancehall
This work provides an accessible account of a poorly understood aspect of Jamaican popular culture. It explores the socio-political meanings of Jamaica’s dancehall culture. In …
Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage with a French and Spanish Supplement
The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage is the first attempt for over four hundred years to provide an authentic record of current English from the Caribbean archipelago, Guyana …
Masculinity and Fathering in Jamaica
Why do many Jamaican men acknowledge the importance of love, but also believe that men have the right to physically discipline their partners? How far does fathering become a …
Falmouth, Jamaica
Founded in 1769 as a new port town on Jamaica’s north coast, Falmouth expanded dramatically in the decades around 1800 as it supported the rapidly expanding sugar production of …
Observations on the Changes of the Air and the Concomitant Epidemical Diseases in the Island of Barbadoes
Observations on the Changes of the Air and the Concomitant Epidemical Diseases in the Island of Barbadoes was first published in 1759 in London. Remarkably, a third edition was …
Jamaican Theatre
The late Wycliffe Bennett (1922–2009), widely regarded as the godfather of the Jamaican theatre in the second half of the twentieth century, brings all his experience and insight …
When Me Was a Boy
What was it like to be a small boy growing up in Kingston, Jamaica in the 1930’s? When Me Was A Boy tells exactly what it was like. Charles Hyatt remembers his boyhood in vivid …
Scientific Principles of Stress
Discusses the concept of stress based on accumulated scientific evidence so that the physiology and biochemistry of the stress response cycle can be better understood. General …
Transferring Professional Leadership to Schools in a Caribbean Setting
There is little if any research internationally, regionally, or locally on the factors that facilitate or inhibit the educator in transitioning from an untrained, experienced …
Observations on the Changes of the Air and the Concomitant Epidemical Diseases in the Island of Barbados
Observations on the Changes of the Air and the Concomitant Epidemical Diseases in the Island of Barbadoes was first published in 1759 in London. Remarkably, a third edition was …