Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture [Hardcover]

B. W. Higman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 580 pages
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press (February 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9766402051
• ISBN-13: 978-9766402051
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,196,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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B.W. Higman is Emeritus Professor of History at the Australian National University and Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies. He has doctorates in History and Geography. An Australian, he lived almost thirty years in Jamaica, teaching at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies. Higman's interest in food history began in the Caribbean and resulted in "Jamaican Food: History, Biology, Culture" (2008). Most of his earlier books were concerned with the history of slavery, and his most recent is "A Concise History of the Caribbean" (2011).

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4.0 out of 5 stars Foods from Paradise, March 22, 2008

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Jamaica, an island where just about anything grows! An island that has a "continent" of foods - you can taste all sorts of cuisines in just a relatively small area! Best of all are the local adaptations of the foods of Africa, the Pacific, Europe, Asia, The Mediterranean and Latin America! The home grown "Jerk" seasoning spices up life!
This is not a cook-book but rather an interesting story told by an excellent historian who brings together all that is now "Jamaican Food" - I have enjoyed reading about what is one of the really interesting background to the cooking that abounds right from the roadside stop and go eateries to the finest restaurants!
Well worth the read!

5.0 out of 5 stars Jamaican Foods, May 23, 2010

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A scholarly and comprehensive study of Jamaican Foods: their origins;history and current usage. Will be a source of background information to all those outside Jamaica interested in its social history.