Abstract
Jamaica was discovered by Columbus in 1494, and was occupied by the Spaniards between 1509 and 1655, when the island was captured by the English; their possession was confirmed by the Treaty of Madrid, 1670. Self-government was introduced in 1944 and gradually extended until Jamaica achieved complete independence within the Commonwealth on 6 Aug. 1962.
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Further Reading
Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Statistical Abstract. Annual.—Demographic Statistics. Annual.—Production Statistics. Annual.
Planning Institute of Jamaica. Economic and Social Survey, Jamaica. Annual
Bakan, A. B. Ideology and Class Conflict in Jamaica: the Politics of Rebellion. Montreal, 1990
Goulbourne, H., Teachers, Education and Politics in Jamaica, 1892–1972. London, 1988
Ingram, K. E., Jamaica. [Bibliography] Oxford and Santa Barbara, 1984
Manley, M., A Voice at the Work Place. London, 1975.—Jamaica: Struggle in the Periphery. London, 1983
Payne, A. J., Politics in Jamaica. London and New York, 1988
National library: National Library of Jamaica, Kingston.
National statistical office: Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), POB 643, Kingston 5. Director General, Vernon James.
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Hunter, B. (1994). Jamaica. In: Hunter, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271234_91
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