Blood Bullets And Bodies

Author : Imani M. Tafari-Ama
Publisher : Beaten Track Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786451378

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Blood, Bullets And Bodies by Imani M. Tafari-Ama Pdf

Fifth Edition The true story of Blood, Bullets and Bodies: a critical multimedia exposé about the factors subverting the political will to act in the best interest of the poor, even when explicit just cause exists for such altruistic action to take place… Blood, Bullets and Bodies is a strange and paradoxical story that needs to be read as much as it needs to be told. It is a riveting story of sex, violence, political intrigue and survival by any means necessary. The book is a literary mirror that provides a revealing and frightening reflection for a self-destructing society to see itself profiled in the throes of its own possible demise. Sure to stir controversy, the new book contains a compelling rendition of the historical circumstances that have made crime and violence – bullets, blood and dead bodies – the number one problem in late 20th and early 21st century Jamaica. Despite the historic One Love Peace Concert and the Peace Truce in 1978, young gunmen seem to have gone wild ever since. Using a variety of sophisticated methodological tools including literary sources, oral interviews, ethnographic studies and the lyrics of popular Reggae songs, Imani Tafari-Ama details the influences and implications of this violent social discourse for everyday performances of femininity and masculinity in Kingston’s inner-city environment as well as in the wider Jamaican society. Tafari-Ama’s stated objective in publishing her thesis as a book is to separate fact from fiction in order to find real and enduring solutions that will reduce the distressing flood of blood, bullets and bodies that is overflowing the streets of Kingston. She hopes that by highlighting some of the facts and exposing much of the fiction about life below the poverty line, her provocative book will be a catalyst in motivating the political and community willpower necessary to find and implement the real-time solutions that she proposes in her suggested Options for Development.

Author : Imani Tafari-Ama,Maxine McDonnough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Inner cities
ISBN : 9042303026

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Blood, Bullets and Bodies by Imani Tafari-Ama,Maxine McDonnough Pdf

Author : Imani M. Tafari-Ama
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1001959517

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Blood, Bullets and Bodies by Imani M. Tafari-Ama Pdf

Author : Bridget Heos
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780062387646

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Blood, Bullets, and Bones by Bridget Heos Pdf

Blood, Bullets, and Bones provides young readers with a fresh and fascinating look at the ever-evolving science of forensics. Since the introduction of DNA testing, forensic science has been in the forefront of the public’s imagination, thanks especially to popular television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. But forensic analysis has been practiced for thousands of years. Ancient Chinese detectives studied dead bodies for signs of foul play, and in Victorian England, officials used crime scene photography and criminal profiling to investigate the Jack the Ripper murders. In the intervening decades, forensic science has evolved to use the most cutting-edge, innovative techniques and technologies. In this book, acclaimed author Bridget Heos uses real-life cases to tell the history of modern forensic science, from the first test for arsenic poisoning to fingerprinting, firearm and blood spatter analysis, DNA evidence, and all the important milestones in between. By turns captivating and shocking, Blood, Bullets, and Bones demonstrates the essential role forensic science has played in our criminal justice system.

Author : I. Jabulani Tafari
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Drug traffic
ISBN : 0964704544

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Blood, Bullets and Bodies by I. Jabulani Tafari Pdf

Author : Marlene Calvin
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9783643105745

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Diasporic Lives by Marlene Calvin Pdf

African Americans and Jamaicans share a common past of forced dispersion from their original homelands and enslavement in the Americas. The legacies of white supremacy, racism and Euro-centrism are still influential in both societies today. The conditions of alienation and violence which are represented in African American and Jamaican cultural texts are tied to the sociological development of both societies. The processes of having to prove their humanity, as cultural communities and as individuals, have caused many African diasporic people to become alienated from - and violated by - the societies they live in.

Author : Imani M. Tafari-Ama
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Inner cities
ISBN : OCLC:66915033

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Blood, Bullets and Bodies by Imani M. Tafari-Ama Pdf

"Blood, bullets and bodies is Imani Tafare-Ama's quick catch-all way of describing the rapidly deteriorating situation on the streets of Kingston's inner-cities, a crisis situation spawned by the entrenched political economy of violence, power, gender and embodiment that is running amok in the concrete jungles of the Jamaican capital. This case study focuses on Southside, one of the inner-city communities in Kingston. Ms. Tafari-Ama's objective is to analyse this post-plantation island state's political economy, which has produced the unfortunate combination of poverty and violence in the urban areas."--page 4 of cover.

Author : David Weeks,Henry Ward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1499545886

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Bullets, Blood and Broken Bodies - Uncut Version by David Weeks,Henry Ward Pdf

'Bullets, Blood and Broken Bodies - Uncut Version', is the revised edition of this modern true crime classic. It tells the remarkable story of Henry 'Buller' Ward, a young man from the violent streets of East London, who became a professional boxer before turning his fist-fighting skills to good use as a 'minder' for some of London's top con-men and criminals.It was his violent association with the infamous Kray Twins which propelled Buller to notoriety, and he recounts the hidden truth behind their sadistic criminal empire, based upon fear.Buller recalls over five decades of gangland murders, and recounts his own crimes - including the attempted assassination of an African leader.Some of the best-known 'faces' - and lesser-known characters - of London's gangland are recalled through many - often humorous tales, as Henty 'Buller' Ward and David Weeks guide you through Buller's amazing and violent life.Essential reading for all true crime fans1

Author : Beth A. Bechky
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691205854

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Blood, Powder, and Residue by Beth A. Bechky Pdf

A rare behind-the-scenes look at the work of forensic scientists The findings of forensic science—from DNA profiles and chemical identifications of illegal drugs to comparisons of bullets, fingerprints, and shoeprints—are widely used in police investigations and courtroom proceedings. While we recognize the significance of this evidence for criminal justice, the actual work of forensic scientists is rarely examined and largely misunderstood. Blood, Powder, and Residue goes inside a metropolitan crime laboratory to shed light on the complex social forces that underlie the analysis of forensic evidence. Drawing on eighteen months of rigorous fieldwork in a crime lab of a major metro area, Beth Bechky tells the stories of the forensic scientists who struggle to deliver unbiased science while under intense pressure from adversarial lawyers, escalating standards of evidence, and critical public scrutiny. Bechky brings to life the daily challenges these scientists face, from the painstaking screening and testing of evidence to making communal decisions about writing up the lab report, all while worrying about attorneys asking them uninformed questions in court. She shows how the work of forensic scientists is fraught with the tensions of serving justice—constantly having to anticipate the expectations of the world of law and the assumptions of the public—while also staying true to their scientific ideals. Blood, Powder, and Residue offers a vivid and sometimes harrowing picture of the lives of highly trained experts tasked with translating their knowledge for others who depend on it to deliver justice.

Author : Matt Croucher GC
Publisher : Random House
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409067306

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Bullet Proof by Matt Croucher GC Pdf

AFGHANISTAN, FEBRUARY 2008: in an out-of-control, dangerous country torn apart by war, littered with Taliban guerrilla forces and thousands of miles from home, Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, a Royal Marine with 40 Commando, accidentally activates a grenade whilst on a covert patrol behind enemy lines. With only a split second to react, Croucher's instincts kick in and he throws himself beside the grenade, reasoning that saving the lives of his three comrades was worth the likelihood of losing his own. Miraculously, and against all the odds, Croucher survived, and mere hours later was taking part in a gun battle against local insurgent fighters, demonstrating a raw, unique courage and devotion to military duty that would later see him awarded the George Cross - a distinction bestowed only on those who perform acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger. Croucher's George Cross would make him famous around the world. But his story is much more than just one heroic act in isolation. His is a life of bullets, blood and loyalty, and of lives saved and lives taken. From a young marine aged 19, when he was one of the first 200 Allied soldiers to invade Iraq back in 2003 as part of an elite force of British Marines and US Special Forces, through to his second tour of duty in 2004, when he suffered a fractured skull following a roadside bomb attack, only to return to action just a week later, and then being thrust into hellish Afghanistan, Croucher has seen vicious fighting, intense gun battles, roadside ambushes, and witnessed the death and injury of close colleagues on an almost daily basis. This is his incredible story: a searing, vivid, non-stop account of one man's heroism and courage under fire, in the most gruelling combat environment since the Second World War.

Author : Rogue Planet Press
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Steampunk fiction
ISBN : 9780244375102

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Steam-powered Dream Engines by Rogue Planet Press Pdf

Author : Gail Jarrow
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781635923346

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Blood and Germs by Gail Jarrow Pdf

Acclaimed author Gail Jarrow, recipient of a 2019 Robert F. Sibert Honor Award, explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses. The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers' bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this nonfiction book reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives.

Author : James R. Tuck
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758277626

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Blood and Bullets by James R. Tuck Pdf

He lives to kill monsters. He keeps his city safe. And his silver hollow-points and back-from-the-dead abilities help him take out any kind of supernatural threat. But now an immortal evil has this bad-ass bounty hunter dead in its sights. . . Ever since a monster murdered his family, Deacon Chalk hunts any creature that preys on the innocent. So when a pretty vampire girl "hires" him to eliminate a fellow slayer, Deacon goes to warn him--and barely escapes a vampire ambush. Now he's got a way-inexperienced newbie hunter to protect and everything from bloodsuckers to cursed immortals on his trail. There's also a malevolent force controlling the living and the undead, hellbent on turning Deacon's greatest loss into the one weapon that could destroy him. . .

Author : Tadayoshi Sakurai
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547608196

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Human Bullets by Tadayoshi Sakurai Pdf

"Human Bullets: A Soldier's Story of Port Arthur" by Tadayoshi Sakurai is a gripping firsthand account of the harrowing experiences of a soldier during the Battle of Port Arthur. Sakurai's narrative immerses readers in the brutal realities of war and the indomitable spirit of those who endured it. This book is a poignant and eye-opening read for anyone interested in the personal stories of those who have faced the crucible of conflict.

Author : Henry Ward,David Weeks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Crime
ISBN : 1904432425

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Bullets, Blood and Broken Bodies by Henry Ward,David Weeks Pdf