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In Focus Jamaica: A Guide to the People, Policitics and Culture
Very good look at the history and overview of the makings of the most beautiful country we've ever seen. It really helps to understand the personalities and the heritage that brought them to the point they are at now.

Not your average travel book
I was looking for a book that would tell me more than the best beaches or resorts to visit. This book is much more in depth about the culture and people than most travel books. If you want to know about the real Jamaica and not just what you see at a resort or on a tour, this is the book for you.

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The greatness of Mason's guidebook is that it gives history and politics as well as travel information.Mason provides a basis for understanding the place.Another great travel companion is "Jamaica Girl" by Jon Michael Miller.Miller's novel also shows you the real Jamaica, far behind the walls of the famous all-inclusive resorts. You will see the struggles and the joys of a wonderful people, as well as meet Rosalind Juliet Mitchell, a fabulously brave and resourceful protagonist, on her search for love and freedom. It is by far the best book about Jamaica I have ever read. A wonderful story, suspenseful, sexy, funny, disturbing, and quite moving. Wonderful characters. And a great message about the power of love to transform one's existence. A great read for a vacation, or, even, a vacation in itself. ... Read more

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Text and photographs present Jamaica's history, government, land, economy, and people. ... Read more

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Discusses the geography of the third largest island in the Caribbean. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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An introduction to the geography, history, economy, people, and social life and customs of Jamaica, an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. ... Read more

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24th edition - fully revised ... Read more

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Happy mom
This book is wonderful. My husband and I go to Jamaica every two years and plan to take our kids someday. In the meantime this is a great way of introducing them to the cultures and sites of this great country. The pictures are great. I love the honesty and the hopefulness of the rhymes. I would highly recommend this to those who have been to Jamaica as well as those who have not. ... Read more

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In this sequel to Kingston, Jamaica: Urban Development and Social Change, 1692 to 1962 (1975) Colin Clarke investigates the role of class, colour, race, and culture in the changing social stratification and spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence in 1962.He also assesses the strains - created by the doubling of the population - on labour and housing markets, which are themselves important ingredients in urban social stratification.Special attention is also given to colour, class, and race segregation, to the formation of the Kingston ghetto, to the role of politics in the creation of zones of violence and drug trading in downtown Kingston, and to the contribution of the arts to the evolution of national culture.A special feature is the inclusion of multiple maps produced and compiled using GIS (geographical information systems). The book concludes with a comparison with the post-colonial urban problems of South Africa and Brazil, and an evalution of the de-colonization of Kingston. ... Read more

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Providing information on how people lead their daily lives in Jamaica, including quotations and statistics, this text enables the reader to compare Kingston, Jamaica's busy capital, with Mavis Bank, a typical Jamaican village where the villagers are involved in coffee production. ... Read more

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Greatly extending the long out-of-print first edition, this new volume features over 300specially redrawn cave plans, colour plates illustrating the Jamaican underground scene and numerousextracts from previously unpublished expedition logs and anecdotal accounts of explorations. Thissecond edition of "Jamaica Underground" provides the only single source of detailed information on thecaves of Jamaica.

For each of the over 1,000 listed sites information is provided on the depth, length, altitude andcharacteristic features together with a guide to the equipment required for exploration. "JamaicaUnderground" also includes a comprehensive annotated bibliography of over 500 entries. These rangefrom scientific studies of speleogenesis, karst process, hydrology, biospeleology and palaeontology, tomore general reading which will be of interest to visiting cavers and noncavers alike.

The only comprehensive volume on the caves of Jamaica, this book is a speleological treasure trove ofinformation and makes a significant contribution to the speleology of tropical karst regions. ... Read more

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Best book on caving in Jamaica you'll ever find
A monument! For every caver just dreaming to go caving to Ja this is a must have. Tons and tons of information. Excellent work from Mr Fincham. This is a lives work. Only minor flaw: the many cavemaps have been redrawn to have a uniform style throughout the book resulting in a reduction of detail compared to the original map. But who cares ;) ... Read more

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Pack your bags! We're headed to Jamaica. On this whirlwind tour, you'll learn all about the country's landscape, culture, people, and more. We'll explore Jamaica from its bustling cities to its sandy beaches and jutting mountains. We'll also find out what kind of food people eat and learn about reggae music and dub poetry. A special section introduces Jamaica's capital, language, population, and flag. Hop on board and take a fun-filled look at your world. ... Read more

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This book is suitable for children of ages 9-14. Jamaica has given the world reggae music and the Rastafarian religion. "Jamaica: The Culture" describes how this small Caribbean island has come to influence world culture through its religions, politics, and music. Full colour images document Jamaica's history and vibrant culture. The other topics include: Jamaican hero Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA); Cudjoe Day, Jamaica Festival, and reggae music festivals; Architecture that reflects the climate; Mento, ska, reggae, sound systems, and dancehall culture; Reggae music icon Bob Marley; and, Anansi stories and Jamaican creole. ... Read more

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It came to the point in the school year where my Gr. 3 students were looking out the window at the snow and talking about trips to Florida and Mexico and other wonder climates. I know and like Crabtree's backlist, so when I saw that there were new books about Jamaica, I jumped at the chance to transport my kids to a strange land. We found, of course, that Jamaica is not so strange afterall. This book is wonderful for highlighting the island's cultural quirks, and dimming the reader's impression that Jamaica is simply a place on the other end of a weekend travel package. If at times the book employs a bit of a fact barrage, it also displays the author's careful consideration for a beloved people. It reads as though Amber Wilson is someone who has been enamoured of the island her whole life, and is perhaps transmitting some of her personal experiences through her impeccable descriptions of its geography and the customs practiced therein. It is a formidable introduction to a under-explored culture, and it kept my entire class attentive for a week's worth of lessons! ... Read more

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Originally published in 1914.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Chapters: Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone, Roaring River Park, Potosi, Trelawny, Jamaica. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Geography of Jamaica -Jamaica and the other islands of the Antilles evolved from an arc of ancient volcanoes that rose from the sea millions of years ago. During periods of submersion, thick layers of limestone were laid down over the old igneous and metamorphic rock. In many places, the limestone is thousands of feet thick. The country can be divided into three landform regions: the eastern mountains, the central valleys and plateaus, and the coastal plains. The highest area is that of the Blue Mountains. These eastern mountains are formed by a central ridge of metamorphic rock running northwest to southeast from which many long spurs jut to the north and south. For a distance of over 3 kilometers, the crest of the ridge exceeds 1,800 meters. The highest point is Blue Mountain Peak at 7,402 feet (2,256 m). The Blue Mountains rise to these elevations from the coastal plain in the space of about sixteen kilometers, thus producing one of the steepest general gradients in the world. In this part of the country, the old metamorphic rock reveals itself through the surrounding limestone.To the north of the Blue Mountains lies the strongly tilted limestone plateau forming the John Crow Mountains. This range rises to elevations of over 1,000 meters. To the west, in the central part of the country, are two high rolling plateaus: the Dry Harbour Mountains to the north and the Manchester Plateau to the south. Between the two, the land is rugged and here, also, the limestone layers are broken by the older rocks. Streams that rise in the region flow outward and sink soon after reaching the limestone layers. The limestone plateau c...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15662 ... Read more

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Chapters: Geography of Cuba, Geography of Haiti, Geography of Jamaica, Geography of Puerto Rico, Geography of the Bahamas, Geography of the Cayman Islands, Geography of the Dominican Republic, List of Lakes in Puerto Rico, Climate of Puerto Rico, Levittown, Puerto Rico, Labadee, List of Islands of Puerto Rico, Cibao, Zapata Swamp, Cuban Dry Forests, Mogotes de Jumagua, Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone, Larimar, Puerto Rico Trench, Bahamian Dry Forests, Loma Del Capiro, Cuban Moist Forests, Puerto Rican Dry Forests, Cuban Cactus Scrub, List of Places in Cuba, Los Minas, Villa Duarte, Mona Passage, Bahamian Pineyards, Bois Caïman, Misteriosa Bank, Ciudad Universitaria, Distrito Nacional, Cámboya, Hispaniolan Pine Forests, Geology of Puerto Rico, Ranked List of Cuban Provinces, Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Septentrional-Orient Fault Zone, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Punta Caucedo, Navidad Bank, Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Villa Juana, Inagua National Park, Ensanche Simón Bolívar, Jardín Botanico, Piantini, La Esperilla, Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Samaná Peninsula, Bella Vista, Distrito Nacional, General Antonio Duvergé, Paseo de Los Indíos, Cerros de Arroyo Hondo, Centro de Los Heroes, Ensanche Luperón, Honduras Del Norte, Honduras Del Oeste, María Auxiliadora, Ensanche La Fé, Jardín Zoologico, Jardínes Del Sur, Mejoramiento Social, Los Ríos, Distrito Nacional, Buenos Aires, Paraíso, Distrito Nacional, Los Jardínes, San Geronímo, 24 de Abril, Ensanche Capotillo, Nuevo Arroyo Hondo, 30 de Mayo, Altos de Arroyo Hondo, El Millón, Gualey, Gazcue, Ensanche Espaillat, Viejo Arroyo Hondo, Ensanche Naco, Los Restauradores, Tropical Metaldom, List of Reservoirs of Puerto Rico, Arroyo Manzano, Villa Francisca, Julieta Morales, Los Prados, Los Cacicazgos, Puerto Isabela, San Juan Bosco, Villa Consuelo, Domingo Sabio, Los Peralejos, Mirador Norte, Ciudad Nueva, La Hondonada, Renacimiento, La Agustina, Mirador Sur, Cristo R...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9209153 ... Read more