Clustered together in azure-blue waters are a collection of little islands whose culture, history & people have touched every corner of the world. From the moment Columbus gazed out at what he mistook for India, & wrote in his journal of 'the most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen, ' the Caribbean has been the subject of fantasies, myths & daydreams. It was claimed, & its societies were built to enrich old Europe, & much later its beaches were splashed across billboards advertising fizzy drinks, its towns & people pictured in holiday brochures.
But these islands are so much more than gloss, white sand & palm trees, they form a region rich in colour, beauty & strength. Home of the Rastafarian faith, Che Guevara's stomping ground & birthplace of reggae, the Caribbean has produced some of the world's most famous artists, activists, writers, musicians & sportsmen
- from Usain Bolt to Bob Marley & from Harry Belafonte to V. S. Naipaul. In the pages of Island People we hear the voices of the Caribbean people, explore their home & learn what it means to them, & to the world.
In this fascinating & absorbing book, the product of almost a decade of travel & intense study, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro strips away the fantasy & myth to expose the real islands, & the real people, that make up the Caribbean.
This hardback book has 456 pages & measures: 24 x 16 x 3.4cm