The Story of the Jamaican People (1998) Phillips Sherlock, Hazel Bennett / SOFTCOVER
The Story of the Jamaican People (Paperback)
Phillips Sherlock, Hazel Bennett
Ian Randle. Kingston, Jamaica, 1998. 434pp. LIKE NEW. Octavo (23.5cm).
The Story of the Jamaican People is the first general history of Jamaica to be written in almost 40 years. It differs significantly from earlier "imperial" histories which have been written from the perspective of the coloniser and which have relegated Jamaicans to an inferior and passive role. In this book, the authors offer a new interpretation of Jamaica's history. Although the focus of the story is on African-Jamaican, the authors recognise the significant role played by other ethnic groups - East Indians, Chinese, Lebanese, Syrians and Jews - in the development of modern Jamaica.
