Opening book details…
Can I read Rasta and resistance : from Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney on EtoBox?
Rasta and resistance : from Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney by Campbell, Horace. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Rasta and resistance : from Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney about?
<i>Rasta and Resistance</i> is a study of the Rastafarian Movement in all its manifestations, from its evolution in the hills of Jamaica to its present manifestations in the streets of Birmingham and the Shashamane Settlement in Ethiopia. It traces the cultural, political and spiritual sources of this movement of resistance, highlighting the quest for change among an oppressed people. This book serves to break the intellectual traditions which placed the stamp of millenarianism on Rasta. <p>Absence of a political enquiry into the Rastafari of the Caribbean has always been an uncomfortable gap in the record of the Caribbean revolution. Now Horace Campbell has bade a big step towards the filling of that gap. This is not to suggest that Caribbean writers and thinkers (we should not confuse the two groups) have not done much investigation of the Rastafari way of life with all the clarity and depth which their areas of investigation permitted them; some have also ventured into the political dominion.</p> <p>Cambell has many of the qualifications for the task he has undertaken. He has been struggling for some years to apply the scientific theory of society to the reality of African and
Who reads Rasta and resistance : from Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Campbell, Horace.
- Publisher
- Africa World Press, 1987.
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780865430341
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, Religion, History
- Rating
- 4.06 / 5 (123 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14