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The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica

Paperback • 2009 • English

The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica

By Ian Thomson

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Jamaica used to be the source of much of Britain's wealth, a tropical paradise for the planters, a Babylonian exile for the Africans shipped to the Caribbean. It became independent in 1962. Jamaica is now a country in despair. It has become a cockpit of gang warfare, drug crime and poverty. Haunted by the legacy of imperialism, its social and racial divisions seem entrenched. Its extraordinary musical tradition and physical beauty are shadowed by casual murder, police brutality and politi...Show more

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9780571227617

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica

Format

Paperback

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