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The Dead Yard: A Story of Modern Jamaica

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ian ThomsonAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2011-03-29Pages:392
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bold Type BooksISBN-13:9781568586564ISBN-10:1568586566UPC:9781568586564Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Caribbean & West Indies, ModernBook Topic:21st CenturySize:8.77 x 6.12 x 1.02 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCAH45N0TY
Named the Dolman Travel Book of the Year, The Dead Yard paints an unforgettable portrait of modern Jamaica. Since independence, Jamaica has gradually become associated with twin images--a resort-style travel Eden for foreigners and a new kind of hell for Jamaicans, a society where gangs control the areas where most Jamaicans live and drug lords like Christopher Coke rule elites and the poor alike.

Ian Thomson's brave book explores a country of lost promise, where America's hunger for drugs fuels a dependent economy and shadowy politics. The lauded birthplace of reggae and Bob Marley, Jamaica is now sunk in corruption and hopelessness. A synthesis of vital history and unflinching reportage, The Dead Yard is "a fascinating account of a beautiful, treacherous country" (Irish Times).
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bold Type BooksISBN-13:9781568586564ISBN-10:1568586566UPC:9781568586564Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Caribbean & West Indies, ModernBook Topic:21st CenturySize:8.77 x 6.12 x 1.02 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCAH45N0TY
Ian Thomson is the author of Primo Levi, which won the Royal Society of Literature's W. H. Heinemann Award in 2003. He lives in London.
Publisher: Bold Type Books

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