They Do as They Please: The Jamaican Struggle for Cultural Freedom After Morant Bay

by Brian L. Moore

Book Overview

"Primary sources on English Jamaica in the seventeenth century are extremely rare, especially ones reproduced in print. The University of the West Indies Press has performed a significant service in making public one of the most important sources for early Jamaican history - John Taylor's manuscript describing his travels to and residency in Jamaica from 1686 to 1688. . . . Taylor wrote for his fellow Englishmen back home, and his inter

This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9766402450
• ISBN13: 9789766402457
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"