The Rule of Dons
Criminal Leaders and Political Authority in Urban Jamaica
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Dutch Research Council (NWO)Language
EnglishRésumé
Rivke Jaffe explains how despite Jamaica’s “dons” are associated with crime and violence, they have become figures of political authority and seen as legitimate leaders.
Keywords
Caribbean; cities; Kingston, Jamaica; organized crime; political anthropology; popular culture; urban geography; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies; thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1K The Americas::1KJ Caribbean islands; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communitiesISBN
9781478031154, 9781478026907, 9781478060178Publisher
Duke University PressPublisher website
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Durham, 2024Imprint
Duke University Press BooksPages
217
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