The Dead Yard: A Story of Modern Jamaica
Autor Ian Thomsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 mar 2011 – vârsta de la 13 ani
Named
the
Dolman
Travel
Book
of
the
Year,The
Dead
Yardpaints
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
Yardis
"a
fascinating
account
of
a
beautiful,
treacherous
country"
(Irish
Times).
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781568586564
ISBN-10: 1568586566
Pagini: 392
Dimensiuni: 143 x 210 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția Bold Type Books
ISBN-10: 1568586566
Pagini: 392
Dimensiuni: 143 x 210 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția Bold Type Books
Notă biografică
Ian
Thomsonis
the
author
ofPrimo
Levi,
which
won
the
Royal
Society
of
Literature's
W.
H.
Heinemann
Award
in
2003.
He
lives
in
London.
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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;
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;