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Long Time No See
Hannah Lowe’s father “Chick”, a half-Chinese, half-black Jamaican immigrant, worked long hours at night to support his family – except Chick was no ordinary working man. A legendary gambler, he would vanish into the shadows of East London to win at cards or dice, returning during the daylight hours to greet the daughter whose love and respect he ......
ISBN-13: 9781859643969 (Paperback)
Publisher: GARNET
Imprint: PERISCOPE
Author: Lowe, Hannah
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AUD $24.99
Stock: 83 in stock
Local release date: 10/12/2015
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Categories: Memoirs [BM]United Kingdom, Great Britain [1DBK]Jamaica [1KJWJ]c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) [3JJP]

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Becoming Rasta
Origins of Rastafari Identity in Jamaica
Reveals the personal experiences of those who adopted the religion in the 1950s to 1970s
ISBN-13: 9780814767474 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Author: Price, Charles
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AUD $52.99
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Local release date: 01/10/2009
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Categories: Contemporary non/para-Christian cults & sects [HRQM]Jamaica [1KJWJ]

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Jimmy Cliff
An Unauthorised Biography
One of Jamaica's most prolific and innovative performers and a recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jimmy Cliff has been hailed as the first true superstar of Jamaican music. As a uniquely talented singer-songwriter, he is one of the first artists responsible for disseminating reggae music to a global audience. With over 25 ......
ISBN-13: 9781904955962 (Paperback)
Publisher: SIGNAL BOOKS
Imprint: SIGNAL BOOKS
Author: Katz, David
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AUD $27.99
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Local release date: 16/03/2012
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Categories: Reggae [AVGS]Biography: arts & entertainment [BGF]Jamaica [1KJWJ]

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Red Seas
Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamai
Reveals the experiences of black sailors and their contribution to the struggle for labour and civil rights, the history of the Communist Party and its black members, and the significant dimensions of Jamaican labour and political radicalism.
ISBN-13: 9780814737408 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Author: Horne, Gerald
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AUD $54.99
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Local release date: 01/10/2009
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Categories: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Shipping industries [KNGS]Trade unions [KNXB2]USA [1KBB]Jamaica [1KJWJ]

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Becoming Rasta
Origins of Rastafari Identity in Jamaica
Reveals the personal experiences of those who adopted the religion in the 1950s to 1970s
ISBN-13: 9780814767467 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Author: Price, Charles
Price:
AUD $174.00
Stock: 0 in stock
Local release date: 01/10/2009
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Categories: Contemporary non/para-Christian cults & sects [HRQM]Jamaica [1KJWJ]

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Red Seas
Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamai
Gerald Horne draws on the life of Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), to make connections between labor radicalism and the Civil Rights Movement - demonstrating that the gains of the latter were propelled by the former and undermined by anticommunism.
ISBN-13: 9780814736685 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Author: Horne, Gerald
Price:
AUD $174.00
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Local release date: 20/07/2005
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Categories: Biography: historical, political & military [BGH]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Shipping industries [KNGS]Trade unions [KNXB2]USA [1KBB]Jamaica [1KJWJ]