Neither Led Nor Driven: Contesting British Cultural Imperialism in Jamaica, 1865-1920

by Brian L. Moore

This superbly written 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9766401543
• ISBN13: 9789766401542
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.0"