{"product_id":"politics-in-an-island-state-wills-o-isaacs-and-jamaicas-struggle-for-development-paperback","title":"Politics in an Island State: Wills O. Isaacs and Jamaica's Struggle for Development - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Austin-Broos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamaica is\u003cbr\u003emost well-known for its popular culture, crime and violence. Government, the\u003cbr\u003estate, is viewed as a malign force. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics in an Island State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e noted\u003cbr\u003eanthropologist Diane Austin-Broos brings an alternative view of Jamaica, its\u003cbr\u003eculture and governance. This history of Jamaica, and more pointedly, the\u003cbr\u003ehistory of politics in Jamaica, is brilliantly told through the biography of\u003cbr\u003eWills O. Isaacs. Never the leader of his party - the People's National Party -\u003cbr\u003eWills was active in politics from the 1930s and was nonetheless a prominent and\u003cbr\u003enotorious figure.\u003c\/p\u003e Informative\u003cbr\u003eand entertaining, this biography of a \"second-tier\" political leader departs\u003cbr\u003efrom the usual heroic style and addresses the challenges of a fledgling social\u003cbr\u003edemocracy in the mid-twentieth century. Decolonization and the decline of\u003cbr\u003esugar, the Great Depression and two world wars frame the challenges of the\u003cbr\u003etime. Flanked by rural-to-urban migration, unemployment and industrialization, Jamaica's\u003cbr\u003estruggles into the twenty-first century and the conduct of government - the\u003cbr\u003esuccesses, failures and foibles - are presented and viewed through a more\u003cbr\u003enuanced lens.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeaders shape history, though they seldom dictate its\u003cbr\u003edirection. Viewing history through their eyes affords a dynamic account of the\u003cbr\u003estructures and events that underpin a society's development. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics in an Island State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e will\u003cbr\u003efind a ready audience with readers generally interested in the Caribbean, but\u003cbr\u003eeven more so with sages - both academic and unconventional - of anthropology, \u003cbr\u003ehistory, foreign affairs, sociology, political science, development studies and\u003cbr\u003epolitical economy. \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 474\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48819267010808,"sku":"9789766409593","price":74.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/m49fBo82a29789766409593.webp?v=1780606233","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/politics-in-an-island-state-wills-o-isaacs-and-jamaicas-struggle-for-development-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}