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").
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