Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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... majority . It is against this background that current patterns of behaviour are to be understood . The Jamaican ... majority of the population is black or coloured . The constitution of 1944 ensures that the greater part of political ...
... majority . It is against this background that current patterns of behaviour are to be understood . The Jamaican ... majority of the population is black or coloured . The constitution of 1944 ensures that the greater part of political ...
Page 70
... majority of sellers display their wares on the floor which is of stone . Space may be rented from sixpence to over a shilling for a large pitch . Market day is Saturday , and from Thursday evening sellers begin to arrive . The local ...
... majority of sellers display their wares on the floor which is of stone . Space may be rented from sixpence to over a shilling for a large pitch . Market day is Saturday , and from Thursday evening sellers begin to arrive . The local ...
Page 129
... majority in this class , clothing is scarce . The child will have clean clothes on Monday , but if they are dirty on Tuesday they will have to be washed and the child will stay at home until Wednesday , and so on . Repairing clothes ...
... majority in this class , clothing is scarce . The child will have clean clothes on Monday , but if they are dirty on Tuesday they will have to be washed and the child will stay at home until Wednesday , and so on . Repairing clothes ...
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