Ideas matter
Subtitle: journey into the mind of a veteran journalist
By: Ian Boyne
Contributors: Gleaner Co
Publisher: Pelican Publishers Limited
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Kingston, Jamaica
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9789768240163
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Politics and government; Portraits; Popular culture; Journalism; World politics; Economic conditions; Political science; Social history; Social conditions; Authorship; Biography; Economic history
Description: "Ideas matter ... represents a compilation of Ian Boyne's academic reflections on the politics, history and socio-economic issues confronting Jamaica in relation to local and international actors. His In Focus column published in the Sunday Gleaner for over a decade as of 2013, is presented here in sections with articles ranging from international politics and profiles of well-known and celebrated Jamaican and international personalities to religion and philosophy. Additionally, his well-debated and at times controversial stance on Jamaican popular culture, specifically Dancehall has led to an eclectic following" - Cover.
Notes: Selected articles from Ian Boyne's In Focus column 2002 -2013 - The Gleaner Company Limited.