Publication

2004 - University of the West Indies Press, Mona

Language

English

Word Count

118,750 words, Guess

Page Count

475 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCF5000

Description

"This book examines the cultural evolution of the Jamaican people after the explosive uprising at Morant Bay in 1865. It offers an analysis of the cultural tapestry fashioned by the Jamaican people and the specific methods used by British imperial legislators and the cultural elite in the attempt to inculcate order and control and to build a new society in Jamaica founded on the principles of Victorian Christian morality and British imperial ideology." "Moore and Johnson demonstrate that this attempt resulted in a sustained attack on everything that was perceived to be of African origin and the glorification of Christian piety, Victorian mores, and a Eurocentric "ideal" of family life and social hierarchies."--Jacket.

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  • Neither led nor drivenUniversity of the West Indies Press2004

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