Description
| Product ID: | 9781841953861 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Born Fi' Dead |
| Subtitle: | A Journey Through the Yardie Underworld |
| Authors: | Author: Laurie Gunst |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Society and culture: general, Society & culture: general |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Spawned in the ghettos of Kingston as mercenary street-fighters for the island's politicians, the posses began migrating to the United States in the early 1980's, just in time to catch and ride the crack wave as it engulfed the country. This title examines the issues from a British and Jamaican perspective. Among the ethnic gangs that rule America''s inner cities, none has had the impact of the Jamaican posses. Spawned in the ghettos of Kingston as mercenary street-fighters for the island''s politicians, the posses began migrating to the United States in the early 1980''s, just in time to catch and ride the crack wave as it engulfed the country. |
| Imprint Name: | Canongate Books |
| Publisher Name: | Canongate Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-02-13 |
