Reggae, Rastafari, and the rhetoric of social control [[electronic resource] /] / by Stephen A. King ; with contributions by Barry T. Bays III and P. Renée Foster
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King Stephen A. <1964->
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| Titolo: |
Reggae, Rastafari, and the rhetoric of social control [[electronic resource] /] / by Stephen A. King ; with contributions by Barry T. Bays III and P. Renée Foster
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| Pubblicazione: | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 781.646/097292 |
| Soggetto topico: | Reggae music - Jamaica - History and criticism |
| Music - Social aspects - Jamaica | |
| Rastafari movement - Jamaica - History | |
| Altri autori: |
BaysBarry T
FosterP. Renée
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Reggae, Rastafari, and the rhetoric of social control |
| ISBN: | 1-283-43439-3 |
| 9786613434395 | |
| 1-60473-038-2 | |
| 1-4175-0697-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811882003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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