Reggae, Rastafari, and the Rhetoric of Social Control
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160473003X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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D. Brown said Fresh analysis of a misunderstood movement. King's work reads a lot like a dissertation with its use of MLA format and cititations. However, that does not diminish the importance of the focus of his work: how Rastafarianism, once a politicaly charge culture, was co-opted by Jamaica and morphed into a tourist friendly cariracture. King's writing becomes a bit repetitive at times (in his analysis of The Gleaner) something the editors should have noticed. A pivatol study for those who are investigating reggae in academic circles despite the high price.
This is a fascinating book that cuts across several disciplines. This book provides great insights into social movements, particularly those who use music as their primary tool of persuasion, and how establishments and effectively challenge them. From the Publisher Stephen King's work deftly brings together a variety of source material including scholarly articles, short-lived and obscure Black Power and Rasta magazines, articles in mainstream newspapers and the lyrics of a wealth of reggae songs. --James R. Highly Recommended. Jensen, author of The Words of Cesar Chaves Stephen King's excellent examination and analysis of Rastafarian protest makes an important contribution of the study of soc
How Jamaica fashioned a tourist beacon from reggae music and the Rastafarian revolution
Stephen A. His work has been published ni the Howard Journal of Communications, Popular Music and Society and The Journal of Popular Culture.. King is professor of speech communication at Delta State University