Bibliograph

Reggae, Rastafari, and the rhetoric of social control, by Stephen A. King ; with contributions by Barry T. Bays III and P. Renée Foster

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Label

Reggae, Rastafari, and the rhetoric of social control, by Stephen A. King ; with contributions by Barry T. Bays III and P. Renée Foster

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-162) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Reggae, Rastafari, and the rhetoric of social control

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

55153777

Responsibility statement

by Stephen A. King ; with contributions by Barry T. Bays III and P. Renée Foster

Summary

Who changed Bob Marley's famous peace-and-love anthem into "Come to Jamaica and feel all right"? When did the Rastafarian fighting white colonial power become the smiling Rastaman spreading beach towels for American tourists? Drawing on research in social movement theory and protest music, Reggae, Rastafari, and the Rhetoric of Social Control traces the history and rise of reggae and the story of how an island nation commandeered the music to fashion an image and entice tourists. Visitors to Jamaica are often unaware that reggae was a revolutionary music rooted in the suffering of Jamaica's po

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