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Collins Jamaican Students Dictionary has been specially developed in association with teachers in Jamaica to ensure it meets the needs of students in Jamaican schools.
This dictionary which is fully up to date provides coverage of vocabulary from all curriculum subjects to ensure students have the language they need at their fingertips.
It includes a Unique Survival Guide that provides essential guidance on key aspects in the CXC syllabus including errors commonly made in exams. It features tips on essay-writing, exams, grammar, letter & CV-writing and guidance on punctuation and common spelling mistakes, helping students write effectively with confidence.
Additional features include entry words in colour for ease of use, detailed word histories and Word Tip usage notes.
The social studies section provides essential information on the Caribbean and Jamaica with key facts and maps.
Jamaica used to be the source of much of Britain's wealth, a tropical paradise for the planters, a Babylonian exile for the Africans shipped to the Caribbean. It became independent in 1962.
Jamaica is now a country in despair. It has become a cockpit of gang warfare, drug crime and poverty. Haunted by the legacy of imperialism, its social and racial divisions seem entrenched. Its extraordinary musical tradition and physical beauty are shadowed by casual murder, police brutality and political corruption.
Ian Thomson shows a side of Jamaica that tourists rarely see.He met ordinary Jamaicans in their homes and workplaces; and his encounters with the white elite, who still own most of Jamaica's businesses and newspapers, are unforgettable. Thomson brings alive the country's unique racial and ethnic mix; the all-pervading influence of the USA; and the increasing disillusionment felt by its people, who can't rely on the state for their most basic security. At the heart of the book is Jamaica's tense, uneasy relationship with Britain, to whom it remains politically and culturally bound.