{"product_id":"voices-in-exile-jamaican-texts-of-the-18th-and-19th-centuries-paperback-softback-9780817355661","title":"Voices in Exile; Jamaican Texts of the 18th and 19th Centuries (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817355661","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVoices in Exile\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJamaican Texts of the 18th and 19th Centuries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJean D'Costa (Edited by), Barbara Lalla (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817355661, The University of Alabama Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages, illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 14.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.278 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eI highly recommend Voices in Exile, along with its companion study Language in Exile, as books that should be in the libraries of all Creolists; indeed, most linguists would find them useful. They are relevant to many disciplines and will engage readers outside the specialist field, particularly those interested in colonialism, plantation economies, and the history of slavery. - Language and Linguistics (Australia) \"\"The two books in combination constitute a major breakthrough in the historical documentation of Jamaican texts... and are excellently produced; [they] combine social and linguistic variation in an exemplary way, adding important chapters to the sociohistorical linguistics of English.\"\" - American Speech\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe songs, sermons and other materials collected in this anthology thoroughly characterize and demonstrate the distinctive language and culture that developed when African and European exiles came together on the plantations of Jamaica. Accounts of planters, slave-trading captains, and other testimonies from both the colonial and indigenous population effectively illustrate the unfolding of this unique culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520773452056,"sku":"9780817355661","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/voices-in-exile-jamaican-texts-of-the-18th-and-19th-centuries-paperback-softback-9780817355661","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}