Jamaica Insight Guide
9th Edition
Published on 26. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
370 pages
978-981-4120-41-8 (ISBN)
Description
This 370-page guidebook to Jamaica presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 16 maps, and packed with essential travel tips. The key features include: places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; essay features - incisive essays on the islands' history, people and culture, from reggae to spiritual movements; photo features - magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country's most exotic sights, including ecotourism resorts and the unique flora and fauna; and travel tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.
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Series
Edition
9th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Publishing group
APA Publications
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
753 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-4120-41-8 (9789814120418)
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Jamaica Insight Guide
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08/2008
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02/2000
8th Edition
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Content
Maps: Jamaica, Kingston, Around Kingston, The Blue Mountains, Port Antonio, East Coast, Ocho Rios, North Central Coast, Montego Bay, Northwest Coast, Cockpit Country, Negril, West Coast, Southwest and the Interior, Inside front cover: Jamaica, Inside back cover: Greater Kingston. Introduction & History: Portrait of an Island, Decisive Dates, The Earliest Islanders, Spanish Discovery, The British Takeover, Pirates and Buccaneers, The Plantation Era, Transition to Independence, The Political Canvas. Essay Features: Migration, Education and Trade, The Jamaicans, The Vibrant Spiritual Spectrum, Red-hot Rhythms of Reggae, Dance and Drama: Everybody's A Star, Literature: Tales from "Back 'A' Yard", Art, from Ghetto to Gallery, Sport, Food: Discovering Nyam, Pardon my Patois. Places: Introduction, Kingston and Environs, Port Royal, High in the Blue Mountains, Port Antonio, The East Coast, Ocho Rios and Environs, Montego Bay, Conquering the Cockpit Country, Negril and the South, Spanish Town and the Southwest. Photo Features: Architecture, Jamaica on Film, Flora and Fauna, Ecotourism. Information Panels: Ganja: the Sacred Weed, Cricket, Scaling the Blue Mountain Peak. Travel Tips Highlights: Getting Acquainted, Planning the Trip, Practical Tips, Getting Around, Where to Stay, Where to Eat, Culture, Excursions, Language, Further Reading. Index and Photo Credits.