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The Dead Yard - Tales of Modern Jamaica (Paperback, Main)
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The Dead Yard - Tales of Modern Jamaica (Paperback, Main)
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List price R333
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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 political corruption. Ian
Thomson shows a side of Jamaica that tourists rarely see.He met
ordinary Jamaicans in their homes and workplaces; and his
encounters with the white elite, who still own most of Jamaica's
businesses and newspapers, are unforgettable. Thomson brings alive
the country's unique racial and ethnic mix; the all-pervading
influence of the USA; and the increasing disillusionment felt by
its people, who can't rely on the state for their most basic
security. At the heart of the book is Jamaica's tense, uneasy
relationship with Britain, to whom it remains politically and
culturally bound.
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