The Confounding Island

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The Confounding Island is written by Orlando Patterson and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674243072 (ISBN 10) and 9780674243071 (ISBN 13).

Orlando Patterson returns to Jamaica, his birthplace, to reckon with its history and culture. Locals claim to be some of the world’s happiest people, and their successes in music and athletics are legendary. Yet the country remains violent and poor. In Jamaica the dilemmas of globalization and postcolonial politics are thrown into stark relief.