JAMAICA JOURNALS, 1961 AND 1968
2016
New York and Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 978-1-137-5400077-5
‘Clarke’s two Jamaica journals tell the story of two Jamaicas at two explosive moments in time. As a young doctoral student doing fieldwork in an unfamiliar setting, Clarke proves himself to be an intrepid researcher, drawn to the people he meets, for whom many of the actors in the drama felt an instinctive admiration and affection. The book is a triumph of social action research.’
– Robert Hill, University of California, Los Angeles
‘This book deals with a crucial period in modern Jamaican history. As a distinguished geographer, Colin Clarke is well placed to provide a unique perspective on Jamaica in the 1960s. His journals will not only interest scholars of Jamaica and the wider Caribbean but also students concerned with the politics of decolonization, race relations and the Rastafarians.’
– Gad Heuman, University of Warwick
‘The author’s experiences and conversations across the socio-political spectrum – from underworld to upper class – are creatively used to excavate the diverse forces at play. A compelling micro-level account of processes underlying the bigger picture of continuity and change in the emergence of present-day Kingston.’
– Elizabeth Thomas-Hope, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
