The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament by Orlando Patterson

The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament

Orlando Patterson

409 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The preeminent sociologist and National Book Award-winning author of Freedom in the Making of Western Culture grapples with the paradox of his homeland: its remarkable achievements amid continuing struggles since independence.There are few places ...

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