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Article: Gone is the Ancient Glory: Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1534-2000.(Book review)
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- Canadian Journal of History
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- September 22, 2006
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Gone is the Ancient Glory: Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1534-2000, by James Robertson. Kingston, Jamaica, Ian Randle Publishers, 2005. xviii, 477 pp. $49.95 US (cloth), $30.00 US (paper).
In this comprehensive account of Spanish Town, Jamaica, James Robertson reminds readers that, though underappreciated, urban history is a central component in that island's history. Robertson has set himself a difficult task in undertaking "an historical introduction to Spanish Town" since so much of Jamaica's 450-year history revolves around its commercial capabilities, based in the competing cities of Kingston and Port Royal, and its agricultural production (p. 2). Nonetheless, ...