Here are the two books which are required for this course. They can be found at the UVM bookstore or can be ordered from most bookstores in your area:
Steve Barrow & Peter Dalton, REGGAE: THE ROUGH GUIDE, 1997; Penguin Books, NYC.
Leonard Barrett, THE RASTAFARIANS, 1997; South End Press, Boston.
Other books you might keep an eye out for include:
Robert Roskind, RASTA HEART: A JOURNEY INTO ONE LOVE, 2001; One Love Press. Blowing Rock, NC
Kevin O'Brien Chang & Wayne Chen, REGGAE ROUTES: The Story of Jamaican Music, 1998; Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica.
Chris Potash, REGGAE, RASTA, REVOLUTION: Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub, 1997; Schirmer Books, NY.
Horace Campbell, RASTA AND RESISTANCE: From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney, 1987; Africa World Press, Trenton, NJ.
Barry Chevannes, RASTAFARI: ROOTS AND IDEOLOGY, 1994; Syracuse University Press.
L. Emilie Adams, UNDERSTANDING JAMAICAN PATOIS, 1991; Kingston Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica.
Brian Jahn and Tom Weber, REGGAE ISLAND: JAMAICAN MUSIC IN THE DIGITAL AGE, 1992; Kingston Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica.
Rita Marley, BOB MARLEY: SONGS OF FREEDOM, 1995; Penguin Books, NYC.
Stephen Davis and Peter Simon, REGGAE INTERNATIONAL, 1982; R&B Publishing, NYC.
Adrian Root and Michael Thomas, JAMAICA: BABYLON ON A THIN WIRE, 1977; Schocken Books, NYC.
Joseph Owens, DREAD: THE RASTAFARIANS OF JAMAICA, 1976; Sangster's Books, Kingston, Jamaica.
Tracy Nicholas and Bill Sparrow, RASTAFARI: A WAY OF LIFE, 1996; Frontline Distribution International, Chicago, IL.
Other works I have seen which I liked were:
Davis, REGGAE BLOODLINES.
Waters, RACE, CLASS, AND POLITICAL SYMBOLS: RASTAFARI AND REGGAE IN JAMAICAN POLITICS.
Allyene, ROOTS OF JAMAICAN CULTURE.
Cashmore, THE RASTAFARIANS [ Minority Rights Group Report #64].
Bilby, CARIBBEAN CURRENTS: CARIBBEAN MUSIC FROM RUMBA TO REGGAE.
Hebidge. CUT 'N' MIX: CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND CARIBBEAN MUSIC.
Mavis Campbell, THE MAROONS OF JAMAICA 1655-1796, 1990; Africa World Press, Trenton, NJ.
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