Demeaned but empowered : the social power of the urban poor in Jamaica / Obika Gray.
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W.I. 362.828 6 Wai Caribbean people in love : | W.I. 363.34 End Enduring geohazards in the Caribbean : | W.I. 363.349 509 Pat Fire from the mountain : | W.I. 364.265 Gra Demeaned but empowered : | W.I. 378.729 2 Pet The emergence of community, state and national colleges in the OECS member countries : | W.I. 378.729 Ret A light rising from the west / | W.I. 378.972 9 Hig Higher education in the Caribbean : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-411) and index.
Rethinking power : political clientelism and political subordination in Jamaica -- A fateful alliance -- Fulcrums of power in the ghetto -- Exile, space, moral culture and social identity in the ghetto -- Badness-honour and the invigorated authority of the urban poor -- A fettered freedom : warfare and solidarity in the ghetto -- Crime, politics and moral culture -- The struggle for benefits -- Uncaptured rebels -- Criminal self-organization and cultural extremism -- The cultural contradictions of power : badness-honour and liberal democracy -- Epilogue: The ordeal of social reconstruction in Jamaica.
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