Reggae, Rastafari, and the Rhetoric of Social Control

Yet when reggae became internationally popular in the 1970s, divisions among Rastafarians grew wider, spawning a number of pseudo-Rastafarians who embraced only the external symbolism of this world-wide religion. Exploiting this opportunity, Jamaica's new Prime Minister, Michael Manley, brought Rastafarian political imagery and themes into the mainstream. Eventually, reggae and Rastafari evolved into Jamaica's chief cultural commodities and tourist attractions.--Jacket.

• | Author: Stephen A. King
• | Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• | Publication Date: November 30, 2007
• | Number of Pages: 200 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 160473003X
• | ISBN-13: 9781604730036