Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 68
... period when no bananas were exported from Jamaica at all , but the government continued to buy to save the growers from extinction . One of the companies was a co - operative organization but it was forced by competition to change its ...
... period when no bananas were exported from Jamaica at all , but the government continued to buy to save the growers from extinction . One of the companies was a co - operative organization but it was forced by competition to change its ...
Page 91
... period of ' sowing wild oats ' . In the island , however , approval is extended to the girl . In fact it can be said that almost complete equality is reached between the sexes as regards youthful sexual experience . No slur attaches to ...
... period of ' sowing wild oats ' . In the island , however , approval is extended to the girl . In fact it can be said that almost complete equality is reached between the sexes as regards youthful sexual experience . No slur attaches to ...
Page 133
... period when very little or nothing is earned by the child . The child may therefore feel that a job which offers more immediate returns is more worthwhile . If the child persists in this attitude the problem may be solved by his leaving ...
... period when very little or nothing is earned by the child . The child may therefore feel that a job which offers more immediate returns is more worthwhile . If the child persists in this attitude the problem may be solved by his leaving ...
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