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Reggae, Rastafari, and the rhetoric of social control /

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Main Author: King, Stephen A., 1964-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Bays, Barry T., Foster, P. Renée
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2002]
Subjects:
Reggae music > Jamaica > History and criticism.
Music > Jamaica > Social aspects.
Rastafari movement > Jamaica > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • PART ONE (1959-1971)
  • Ska and the roots of Rastafarian musical protest
  • Rocksteady, the Rude Boy, and the political awakening of Rastafari
  • Early reggae, Black power, and the politicization of Rastafari
  • Jamaica Labour Party's "policy of the beast" : the rhetoric of social control strategies
  • PART TWO (1972-1980)
  • International reggae : popularization and polarization of Rastafari
  • Michael Manley and the People's National Party's co-optation of the Rastafari and reggae.