TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis,Jovan Scott
TI  - Scammer's yard: the crime of Black repair in Jamaica 
U1  - 364.16/3097292 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Minneapolis [Minnesota], London [England]
PB  - University of Minnesota Press
KW  - Swindlers and swindling
KW  - Jamaica
KW  - Poor
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Black people
KW  - Crime
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Pauvres
KW  - Jamaïque
KW  - Conditions sociales
KW  - Criminalité
KW  - Aspect sociologique
KW  - fast
KW  - Economic history
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - 21e siècle
KW  - Conditions économiques
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-226) and index; Introduction: To be poor is a crime -- The plantation 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; Also issued online
N2  - "Tells the story of Jamaican 'scammers' who use crime to gain autonomy, opportunity, and repair"--; "Jovan Scott Lewis tells the story of three young and poor men striving to make a living in Montego Bay, where call centers and tourism are the two main industries in the struggling economy. In the Jamaican lottery scam run by these men, targets are told they have qualified for a large loan or award if they pay taxes or transfer fees. When the fees are paid, the award never arrives, netting the scammers tens of thousands of U.S. dollars. Through interviews, historical sources, song lyrics, and court testimonies, Lewis examines how these scammers justify their deceit, discovering an ethical narrative that reformulates ideas of crime and transgression and their relationship to race, justice, and debt."--
ER  -