Description: Bob Marley: Herald of a Postcolonial World Author: Jason Toynbee Title: Bob Marley: Herald of a Postcolonial World Publication: UK: Polity, 2007 Description: Paperback. New trade softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (5.52 x 0.64 x 8.3 inches) Includes discography and filmography, bibliography, and an index. xii, 263 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New. Is Bob Marley the only third world superstar? How did he achieve this unique status? In this captivating new study of one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, Jason Toynbee sheds new light on issues such as Marley's contribution as a musician and public intellectual, how he was granted access to the global media system, and what his music means in cultural and political terms. Tracing Marley's life and work from Jamaica to the world stage, Toynbee suggests that we need to understand Marley first and foremost as a 'social author'. Trained in the co-operative yet also highly competitive musical laboratory of downtown Kingston, Marley went on to translate reggae into a successful international style. His crowning achievement was to mix postcolonial anger and hope with Jamaican textures and beats to produce the first world music. However the period since his death has been marked by brutal and intensifying inequality in the capitalist world system. There is an urgent need, then, to reconsider the nature of his legacy. Toynbee does this in the concluding chapters, weighing Marley's impact as advocate of human emancipation against his marginalisation as a 'Natural Mystic' and pretext for disengagement from radical politics.. Seller ID: 2169 Subject: Africa, Anthropology, Historical Biographies , Music, World History The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Book Title: Bob Marley: Herald of a Postcolonial World?
Author: Jason Toynbee
Language: English
ISBN: 9780745630892
Publisher: Polity
Publication Year: 2007
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