{"product_id":"don-dada-damion-keith-blake-9789766408930","title":"Don Dada: Assessing the Socio-Economic and Political Power of Jamaica's Mafia Bosses","description":"In May 2010, the Jamaican government\u003cbr\u003eused its military and police arms of the state to capture, arrest and extradite\u003cbr\u003eChristopher 'Dudus' Coke to the United States on drug trafficking charges. Coke\u003cbr\u003ewas Jamaica's last mega don. He derived this status from his considerable political\u003cbr\u003einfluence, financial wealth and the para-military prowess accorded to him from\u003cbr\u003eleading the infamous 'Showa Posse' gang.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Jamaican don is a violent\u003cbr\u003enon-state actor who wields considerable power and control inside the nation's\u003cbr\u003egarrison communities. A don is a male figure, usually from the community in\u003cbr\u003ewhich he plays a leadership role. Garrisons in Jamaica have often emerged as\u003cbr\u003eneighbourhoods that are don-ruled shadow versions of the official state. These\u003cbr\u003eare poor inner-city communities characterised by homogeneous, and in some\u003cbr\u003ecases, over-voting patterns for one of Jamaica's two major political parties: \u003cbr\u003eThe People's National Party (PNP) or the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). This book\u003cbr\u003eexplores the major roles dons play in Jamaican garrisons. It focuses on a\u003cbr\u003ecluster of communities in the downtown metro area of Kingston, Jamaica.\u003cbr\u003eAdditionally, it investigates the factors that account for the evolution of\u003cbr\u003esuch roles performed by dons from the 1960s to the present. The author used\u003cbr\u003egovernance theories and the concept of embeddedness as an analytic framework to\u003cbr\u003einterpret the power and authority dons have in garrisons. It ends with\u003cbr\u003esuggestions on how to dissolve the power of dons and their gangs in Jamaica's\u003cbr\u003einner-city communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Damion Keith Blake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9766408939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766408930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Damion Keith Blake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45981046145279,"sku":"9789766408930","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b40d033-c37a-4de0-9d47-55560c86fab7.jpg?v=1722417580","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/don-dada-damion-keith-blake-9789766408930","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}