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Author:
Lewis, Jovan Scott, author.
Title:
Scammer's yard : the crime of Black repair in Jamaica / Jovan Scott Lewis.
Publisher:
University of Minnesota Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
236 pages ; 22 cm
Subject:
Swindlers and swindling--Jamaica.
Poor--Jamaica--Social conditions.
Blacks--Jamaica--Social conditions.
Crime--Sociological aspects.
Jamaica--Social conditions--21st century.
Jamaica--Economic conditions--21st century.
Blacks--Social conditions.
Crime--Sociological aspects.
Economic history.
Poor--Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Swindlers and swindling.
Jamaica.
2000-2099
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: To Be Poor Is a Crime -- The Planation Remains: A History of Sufferation -- Free Zones: Manipulated Development after Structural Adjustment -- Black Markets: The Color of Crime -- Repairing Blackness: Seizing Reparations through the Scam -- Conclusion: Black Life beyond Repair.
Summary:
"Tells the story of Jamaican "scammers" who use crime to gain autonomy, opportunity, and repair"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1517909988
9781517909987
151790997X
9781517909970
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1154073208
LCCN:
2020020413
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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