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Jamaica in Black and White: Photography in Jamaica C.1845-c.1920: the David Boxer Collection

Jamaica in Black and White: Photography in Jamaica C.1845-c.1920: the David Boxer Collection

The sixteen sequences in this remarkable book display the changing landscape and the built environments of Jamaica, the principal agricultural industries, and the Jamaican people. In the section titled Picturesque Jamaica , the ravishing beauty of the island captured by nineteenth-century practitioners is abundantly evident in breathtaking vistas of the famed tropical paradise, which Christopher Columbus described as the most beautiful island that has yet been seen .

Jamaica s post-emancipation history is reflected in rare photographs of sites, personalities and events surrounding the so-called Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865, which form a significant sequence, as does the poignant penultimate section, which deals with the destruction of Kingston in the earthquake and fire that ravaged Jamaica s capital in 1907. The final sequence, which shows a new Kingston being rebuilt and developed, is a moving tribute to the resilience of the Jamaican people.

This fascinating collection clearly demonstrates that historic photographs can be used as a sharp-edged historical tool, to analyse the evolution of what is now one of the most fascinatingly complex and vibrant societies in the world.

Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9781405098878
ISBN	1405098872
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Macmillan Caribbean
Manufacturer	Macmillan Caribbean
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	304
PublicationDate	2013-05-08
Publisher	Macmillan Caribbean
Studio	Macmillan Caribbean
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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