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The Ganja Complex. Rastafari and Marijuana.
Ansley Hamid
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Hardback. This text juxtaposes an in-depth study of the spread of Rastafari in the 1970s with an examination of the rise of an international marijuana economy. It emphasizes Rastafari as the "hearts and minds" behind both the Caribbean informal drug economy and the internationalisation of the "ganja complex" Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRK; JFFH1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
In The Ganja Complex Ansley Hamid skillfully welds together two decades of ethnographic research on marijuana in the Caribbean and the United States. Hamid juxtaposes an in-depth study of the spread of Rastafari in the 1970s with an examination of the rise of an international marijuana economy. This revisionist work departs radically from previous scholarship by identifying Rastafari, not as a messianic or millenarian cult, but as a participant in the essential functions of a community's overall economic life. It demonstrates how Rastafari has revitalized third-world economies using indigenous resources, capital, and talent, and documents the internationalization of the 5000-year-old ... Read more
In The Ganja Complex Ansley Hamid skillfully welds together two decades of ethnographic research on marijuana in the Caribbean and the United States. Hamid juxtaposes an in-depth study of the spread of Rastafari in the 1970s with an examination of the rise of an international marijuana economy. This revisionist work departs radically from previous scholarship by identifying Rastafari, not as a messianic or millenarian cult, but as a participant in the essential functions of a community's overall economic life. It demonstrates how Rastafari has revitalized third-world economies using indigenous resources, capital, and talent, and documents the internationalization of the 5000-year-old ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739103609
SKU
V9780739103609
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About Ansley Hamid
Ansley Hamid is Associate Professor of Anthropology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York.
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