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    Revolutionary Threads: Rastafari, Social Justice, and Cooperative Economics
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    Revolutionary Threads: Rastafari, Social Justice, and Cooperative Economics

    By Bobby Sullivan

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    About this ebook

  • Bobby Sullivan is one of the cofounders of Akashic Books.
  • Sullivan toured throughout North America and Europe in the 1980s as the frontman of Soulside (which also features Akashic publisher Johnny Temple on bass).
  • Sullivan has been politically active for decades with a variety of organizations including Food Not Bombs, etc.
    • LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAkashic Books
    Release dateDec 4, 2018
    ISBN9781617756979
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    Revolutionary Threads: Rastafari, Social Justice, and Cooperative Economics

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    • 5/5
      I was so excited to win this book! I am a huge fan of reggae music, and love any chance to learn more about Rastafari. This is a great read -- it is printed in a large, easy-to-read font, and includes a helpful timeline in the back of the book. It addresses the history behind the music and asks imperative questions (ie. What is natural?), and sparks a deeper understanding of culture and politics.
    • 4/5
      The author, Bobby Sullivan is a busy man! Well researched history of Rastafari. and it's world wide influence today. Lots of information in just over 200 pages but very informative. I was especially interested in his details described regarding American Indians and the first settlement of the English. Mr. Sullivan has dedicated his life to encouraging unity of all religions/ cultures, Good book.
    • 3/5
      There was a lot of really good stuff on these page, but it often felt like it could've gone a little deeper. Sullivan's passion for his work is clear throughout the book as a Rastafarian and activist. The Rastafarian evangelical threads are heavily weaved through the stories. His admiration and praise for the questionable Haile Selassie I was in no way a distraction to the heart of what he was sharing. Overall, this was a good read - fast, informative, and personal. Sullivan succeeded in giving me a topic I read a lot on, but telling it in a different tone.
    • 4/5
      Revolutionary Threads is a compelling history of Rastafari culture and the need, more today than perhaps ever before, for a critical rethinking of what our planet has become and where it needs to go to survive.
    • 5/5
      Sullivan provides an influential version of historical events shaping Rastafari culture and evolution. The book is enlightening and refreshing, yet firm in its commitment to cooperative economics. I'm thankful to now have this book in my arsenal of philosophical and economic thought.