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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811882003321

Autore

King Stephen A. <1964->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2002

ISBN

1-283-43439-3

9786613434395

1-60473-038-2

1-4175-0697-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BaysBarry T

FosterP. Renee

Disciplina

781.646/097292

Soggetti

Reggae music - Jamaica - History and criticism

Music - Social aspects - Jamaica

Rastafari movement - Jamaica - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-162) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: (1959-1971); Chapter One: Ska and the Roots of Rastafarian Musical Protest; Chapter Two: Rocksteady, the Rude Boy, and the Political Awakening of Rastafari; Chapter Three: Early Reggae, Black Power, and the Politicization of Rastafari; Chapter Four: The Jamaica Labour Party's "Policy of the Beast" The Rhetoric of Social Control Strategies; PART TWO: (1972-1980); Chapter Five: International Reggae Popularization and Polarization of Rastafari

Chapter Six: Michael Manley and the People's National Party's Co-optation of the Rastafari and ReggaeEpilogue; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

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