The Dead Yard
A Story of Modern Jamaica
Seiten
2011
Nation Books (Verlag)
978-1-56858-656-4 (ISBN)
Nation Books (Verlag)
978-1-56858-656-4 (ISBN)
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 ).
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.
Verlagsort | New York |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-56858-656-6 / 1568586566 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-56858-656-4 / 9781568586564 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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