{"product_id":"jamaican-place-names-9789766402174","title":"Jamaican Place Names","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJamaican Place Names\u003c\/strong\u003e by Higman, B.W.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9789766402174.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJamaican place names range from the commonplace to the bizarre. Densely\ndistributed across the map of the island, they not only intrigue the visitor\nand the resident but also provide clues to Jamaicas past landscapes and its\nsocial and economic history. Written from a historical and geographical\nperspective by two authors with an intimate knowledge of the island, this\nbook presents an entirely new approach to the study of Jamaican place\nnames. Maps and other sources dating from the earliest years of European\ncontact to the twenty-first century are used to compile a data base of over\n20,000 names. Analysis provides clues to the culture and national origins of\nthe dominant planter population who were the major name-givers but also\ninclude many names with distinctive Jamaican \"creole\" meanings. Today,\nKingston, May Pen, Rio Bueno, Me No Sen You No Come, Georges\nPlain Mountain and Content, names derived from a variety of sources, are\nall equally Jamaican and equally fascinating. Jamaican Place Names is written\nfor both the scholar and the general reader with an interest in the islands\nlandscapes and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946536333365,"sku":"ByrdShop_9766402175","price":56.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9789766402174_442bb685-f614-467d-9eda-2a9bc0eb61fb.jpg?v=1778825747","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jamaican-place-names-9789766402174","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}