Jamaica in the 21st Century

Revisiting the First Decade

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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When we forget, we run the risk of reinventing the wheel. Jamaica in the 21st Century: Revisiting the 1st Decade is a challenge and a reminder, lest we forget what ground has been covered in Jamaica’s social, political and religious life, particularly at the onset of the 21st century. Trawling through public discourse and debates in Jamaica, the book distills and surfaces the main issues that captured the attention of the public: gambling, homosexuality and human sexuality, education, crime, violence, the church and politics, to name a few. Many of the issues that preoccupy us at this time are issues that have been addressed before. It might be of use to familiarise ourselves with the earlier discussion. This book then is a sort of archaeological and socio-historical enterprise, designed to aid memory and, if possible, to help us see the progress we have made and avoid reinvention of the wheel.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-11-16
Mått151 x 230 x 10 mm
Vikt200 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor128
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780761867517

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IntroductionChapter 1—National Issues and PoliciesUWI Trends and Policy NeedsThe Terrorism Prevention Act 2003A Sterile Budget DebateWhy the Fascination with Gambling?The Church, Party Leadership and UnityTeachers Need InspirationWhose Victory Is This? A Blow to Political Bigotry Ras Noah and the Hawk: Making Fun of GodAnd There Shall Be Rain!Dawn Ritch and the Educated Class Independence and Development The Ethics of Funding Education Is Hanging the Answer to Crime?Education of Persons with DisabilityThe Duppy Economic PolicyImplications of IndependenceThe Electoral Advisory Committee: Cosmetic Change?Crime and Divine InterventionChapter 2—Regional and International IssuesReligion on the Caribbean AgendaA Crisis in Human SexualityThe Death of Thousands: a Theological ProblemThe Church and Human SexualityLong Live the IRASexual Relations, Rape and Civil UnionsEconomic Success and Religious AffiliationApartheid is Dead, not its ChildrenCWC: Priced Beyond the OrdinaryMigrating to Ireland: Pull Factors and LimitationsChapter 3—Religion, Faith and the ChurchThe Church’s Influence on EmancipationInterfaith RelationsThe First Protestant Denomination in JamaicaMoravians in Wider SocietyThe Bishop of Rome and the Anti-PopesHappy New Year my foot!In the Beginning, GodA Female Primate to the Rescue? Religions and Economic SuccessChapter 4—Letters to the EditorComments on Religious ArticlesEarly Role of the MoraviansA Comment on C. Reynolds' Plea for "Sense”Re-interpreting Christian Tradition and HistoryMoravian Position on HomosexualityGanja Case Not Strong EnoughWhy the JLP is wary of the Social PartnershipThe Murder of Rev Dr RWM CuthbertReconsidering the Rights Law PostscriptJamaica’s Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education, by Petal Thompson-Williams

Dr. Livingstone Thompson’s Jamaica in the 21st Century provides a rich dig into what he describes as “a selective archaeological enterprise” of his commentaries published in the Daily and Sunday Gleaner newspapers between 2003 and 2007. This compendium not only shines a spotlight on the socio-economic and cultural issues that dominated public discourse during that specific period but also helps to put in context, nearly a decade later, discussions on the same topics of crime and violence, education, morality and sexuality, the death penalty and the role of the UK Privy Council in the life of independent Jamaica. Serious researchers should find this compilation a useful reference tool as they examine aspects of life in 21st century Jamaica.