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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Great for Travelers,
By Wes Cooper "A Traveler to Jamaica" (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jamaica: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture (In Focus Guides) (Paperback)
The greatness of Mason's guidebook is that it gives history and politics as well as travel information. Mason provides a basis for understanding the place. Another great travel companion is "Jamaica Girl" by Jon Michael Miller. Miller's novel also shows you the real Jamaica, far behind the walls of the famous all-inclusive resorts. You will see the struggles and the joys of a wonderful people, as well as meet Rosalind Juliet Mitchell, a fabulously brave and resourceful protagonist, on her search for love and freedom. It is by far the best book about Jamaica I have ever read. A wonderful story, suspenseful, sexy, funny, disturbing, and quite moving. Wonderful characters. And a great message about the power of love to transform one's existence. A great read for a vacation, or, even, a vacation in itself.
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This review is from: Jamaica: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture (In Focus Guides) (Paperback)
I was looking for a book that would tell me more than the best beaches or resorts to visit. This book is much more in depth about the culture and people than most travel books. If you want to know about the real Jamaica and not just what you see at a resort or on a tour, this is the book for you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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In Focus Jamaica: A Guide to the People, Policitics and Culture,
By Shirley A Hickey (Green Bay, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jamaica: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture (In Focus Guides) (Paperback)
Very good look at the history and overview of the makings of the most beautiful country we've ever seen. It really helps to understand the personalities and the heritage that brought them to the point they are at now.
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The original inhabitants of Jamaica, the Tainos or Arawaks, referred to their territory as Xaymaca or "land of wood and water." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cockpit country, sugar estates Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Indies, Panos Pictures, Montego Bay, Spanish Town, Bob Marley, Blue Mountains, West Indian, Edward Seaga, Port Royal, Nine Miles, Reggae Boyz, Second World War, West African, Haile Selassie, North America, World Cup, Caribbean Sea, Hurricane Gilbert, Jamaica Labour Party, Kingston Marc French, New York New!
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The original inhabitants of Jamaica, the Tainos or Arawaks, referred to their territory as Xaymaca or "land of wood and water." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cockpit country, sugar estates Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Indies, Panos Pictures, Montego Bay, Spanish Town, Bob Marley, Blue Mountains, West Indian, Edward Seaga, Port Royal, Nine Miles, Reggae Boyz, Second World War, West African, Haile Selassie, North America, World Cup, Caribbean Sea, Hurricane Gilbert, Jamaica Labour Party, Kingston Marc French, New York New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Puss in Boots by McClanahan Book Company on page 68
- Bob Marley (Profiles) by Chris May in Back Matter
- Last Resorts: The Cost of Tourism in the Caribbean (Second Edition) by Polly Pattullo in Back Matter
- Reggae Roots by Brian Chang in Back Matter
- Brother Man (Caribbean Writers Series ; 10) by Roger Mais on page 67
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- Jamaica in Pictures (Visual Geography (Twenty-First Century)) by Janice Hamilton in Back Matter
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