Rastafari in Transition: The Politics of Cultural Confrontation in Africa and the Caribbean (1966-1988) : a Pan-Africanist Perspective, Volume 1Research Associates School Times Publications/Frontline Distribution Int'l, 2001 - Religion - 469 pages An authentic comprehensive study of Rasafari, HIM Haile Sellassie I and the radical Pan-African politics of the 1970s and beyond- the first of its kind "Dr. Tafari writes not only with authority of a very disciplined and well-read scholar, but also with the conviction of a man who began to 'manifest Rastafari' as a student of the University of the West Indies at Mona three decades ago. He has remained true to his coviction on his return to Barbados when it was grossly unpopular, and now brings into the academy a rich and compelling voice... |
Common terms and phrases
African Afrocentric Ambursley analysis Barbados Bishop Black Power Bonapartist bourgeois brethren brethren/sistren Brian Meeks bureaucratic bourgeoisie C. L. R. James Campbell capitalism capitalist central Chapter colonial concept consciousness context crisis cultural confrontation cycle democratic Dergue dominant Eastern Caribbean economic Emperor emphasis Ethiopian and Grenadian Ethiopian Revolution ethnic European fact feudal forces Gairy Garvey grassroots Grenada Grenadian Grenadian Revolution Haile Sellassie historical Ibid ideological imperial intellectual Jamaica Kingston labour land leadership liberation Lockot London Manley Marxist mass Maurice Maurice Bishop Mazrui Mengistu military modern Muslims nationalist non-capitalist Nyahbingi organization Oromo Pan-African particular party peasants People's period petty bourgeoisie post-colonial Press racial radical Rasta Rasta movement Rastafari movement Rastafarian Rastaman reform Reggae regime region religious revolutionary role Schwab Sellassie's significant social socialist society structure struggle Tafari theory Third World traditional Trinidad University Walter Rodney West workers
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