From the author's preface:
The decade of the nineteen sixties will probably be in time recorded as one of the most troublous periods of Jamaica's contemporary history. The essays in this volume are some reflections on the times. They are not exhaustive of the anxiety, uncertainties or self-doubt that mark the decade, but they seek to record and interpret certain important aspects of the young nation's major dilemma mirrored in the trinity of identity, race and protest.
Professor Rex Nettleford
obituary:
Professor Rex Nettleford was an academic, writer, dancer, manager, orator, mentor, cultural activist, historian and social and political critic. Sometimes described as the “quintessential Caribbean man”, his contribution to the academic, cultural and political development of his native Jamaica and the Caribbean region was considerable. He was Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and founder and artistic director of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica. He was seen also as the voice of ordinary people, particularly the poor. His own life showed how far a boy from rural Jamaica could go with determination, resilience and “smadification” — a term used of an outsider with character who is accepted socially.
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