Kennedy examines the language of three-year-olds in their first year of formal schooling in Jamaica to provide a resource for creolists and aquisitionists, for academics in education, for teachers
Alleyne provides an autobiography of his life and career, from his childhood and early education in Barbados to becoming the chancellor of the U. of West Indies. He also describes his experiences a
This study reveals how enslaved Africans in the British Caribbean colonies coped with adversity through music, festivals, parades, and masquerades. The book proves that slaveholders pointed to thes
Ferreira traces the history of the Portuguese community in Trinidad and Tobago from the 1840s when the first few hundred arrived from the Atlantic Madeira Islands through the last references to the
This book contains five essays on the stories related to Jamaican music in the global arena. Scholars of musicology and culture from Jamaica, the US, Mexico, and Germany examine the meanings of reg
This book analyzes four Jamaican television programs shown on free-to-air television since its start in Jamaica in 1963 (Schools' Challenge Quiz, Profile, Hill an' Gully Ride, and Entertainment Re
This biography introduces readers to Marcus Garvey and his vision of pan-Africanism. It recounts his Jamaican formation and its impact on his life and thought, how he fought the British colonial au
García de la Torre shows how Cuban revolutionary and writer Martí (1853-95) drew from ideologies around the world in the fight for Cuban independence from Spain, arguing that the example casts doubt o
Continuing a series of volumes documenting Caribbean Studies Association conferences, political scientists and sociologists present eight papers from the May-June conference in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadelo
Conceived and compiled by Rastafari scholars from a range of disciplines including sociology, philosophy, politics, history and cultural studies, this volume looks at Jamaican religious leader Leonard
The author considers issues related to school-based assessment in public examinations in the Caribbean. He discusses the history of public examinations, the evolution and mandate of the Caribbean Exam
Garvey and Shirley explore how Caribbean firms cope with international competition both in their small domestic economies and as they extend outside of their home countries and region. They analyze th
