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The Colonial Legacy in Caribbean Literature

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This book deals with social history, politics, racism, imperialism and literature all in 100 pages. The writing is quite efficient, and with little repetition it is a useful primer for anyone studying post-colonial (or colonial) literature, especially if your studies have an emphasis on the West Indies.

There are problems, however. The text is riddled with careless spelling and grammatical errors, so much so that it does not look as though it has been proof-read. Amon has some good ideas, but his writing is tainted by continual need to criticise colonial practices. Anyone reading at this level will already have formed their opinions about the merits or otherwise of colonialism and needs to know about the literature, not the politics.

There are some good historical observations and local information that may not otherwise be available, and the informal style lacks the academic pretentiousness which taints so many books on this subject.

A useful book, but the errors marred my enjoyment of it.