Fractal Repair: Queer Histories of Modern Jamaica
Dr. Matthew Chin investigates queerness in Jamaica from early colonial occupation to the present, critically responding to the island’s global reputation for extreme homophobia and anti-queer violence.
Foreign Policy and Dependency: The Case of Jamaica, 1972-89
This passage looks at how former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, went against US Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and supported Cuba’s decision to send troops to Angola.
Revolutionary for Our Time: The Walter Rodney Story
In the first full-length study of Dr. Walter Rodney’s life, Leo Zeilig critically considers Rodney’s contribution to Marxist theory and history, and the contemporary significance of his work today’s society.
From State to Markets : Journey of the Jamaican Economy
A summary of Dr. Cezley Sampson’s new book, which is the first book of its kind to give a comprehensive & up-to-date look on the development of Jamaica’s modern economy from independence to the present
Rastafari: The Evolution of a People and Their Identity
Charting its humble and rebellious roots in Jamaica’s backcountry in the late nineteenth century to the present day, Dr. Charles Price explains how Jamaicans’ obsession with the Rastafari wavered from campaigns of violence to appeasement and cooptation.