Women and resistance in the early Rastafari movement /

Dunkley (Black studies, Univ. of Missouri) delved into a complex web of primary and secondary sources in rooting out the history of female resistance during the early Rastafarian movement. Drawing on interviews, historical newspapers, music recordings, and internet sources, Dunkley brings to light the strength and importance of Rastafarian women in an otherwise patriarchal organization. He takes a biographical historical approach, and one can hear the voices of these subaltern women as they defend their gender, race, and religion and demand to be seen and to be respected. This in-depth study adds significantly to the literature of both women's history and the history of the Caribbean. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. --Susan L Kwosek, South Carolina State University