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The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament.
・ISBN 978-0-674-29224-6 paper US$ 21.95
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| 著者・編者 | Patterson, Orlando, |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | (Harvard University Press, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2023 |
| ページ数 | 432 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜A02-8394＞ |
解説
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Winner of a PROSE Award
"Fascinating...Eye-opening...Illuminating...Patterson carefully explores the complexity of the structural machinery behind Jamaica's dazzling successes and dismal failures."
-Carrie Gibson, New York Times Book Review
"In the ruins of postcolonial Jamaica, Patterson unearths a vibrant popular culture, centered in particular on dancehall music, that can provide new resources to address the postcolonial predicament."
-Adom Getachew, The Nation
"Masterful...A memorable, nuanced, and insightful social analysis of the island and its place in global history. Highly recommended."
-Daron Acemoglu, coauthor of Why Nations Fail
There are few places more puzzling than Jamaica. Jamaicans claim their home has more churches per square mile than any other country, yet it is one of the most murderous nations in the world. Its reggae superstars and celebrity sprinters outshine musicians and athletes in countries many times its size. Jamaica's economy is anemic and many of its people impoverished, yet they are, according to international surveys, some of the happiest on earth. In The Confounding Island, Orlando Patterson returns to the place of his birth to reckon with its contradictions.
Patterson investigates the failures of Jamaica's postcolonial democracy, exploring why the country has been unable to achieve broad economic growth and why its free elections and stable government have been unable to address violence and poverty. If we look closely at the Jamaican example, we see the central dilemmas of globalization, economic development, poverty reduction, and postcolonial politics thrown into stark relief.