The essential introduction to the most important texts in post-colonial theory and criticism,
this second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include 121 extracts from …

The intellectual history of the last quarter of this century has been marked by the growing
influence of Africana thought--an area of philosophy that focuses on issues raised by the …

The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Out
on the streets of inner city Kingston, Jamaica, every night, sound systems stage dancehall …

In this fascinating book, Mark Stein examines black British literature, centering on a body of
work created by British-based writers with African, South Asian, or Caribbean cultural …

The classic work on the history and beliefs of the Rastafarians, whose roots of protest go
back to the seventeenth-century maroon societies of escaped slaves in Jamaica. Based on …

Tells the story of Jamaican “scammers” who use crime to gain autonomy, opportunity, and
repair There is romance in stealing from the rich to give to the poor, but how does that …

DanceHall combines cultural geography, performance studies and cultural studies to
examine performance culture across the Black Atlantic. Taking Jamaican dancehall music …

Commonwealth of Letters examines midcentury literary institutions integral to modernism
and postcolonial writing. Several organizations central to interwar modernism, such as the …

The Routledge Reader in Caribbean Literature is an outstanding compilation of over
seventy primary and secondary texts of writing from the Caribbean. Locating key writers …

Afro-Greeks examines the reception of Classics in the English-speaking Caribbean, from
about 1920 to the beginning of the 21st century. Emily Greenwood focuses on the ways in …