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... beachfront . Abandoning the sweltering ghettos of West Kingston and the overcrowded fishing village along the Kingston waterfront , some Rastas moved out and forged an identity in an inlet along the sea not far from Kingston . A Family ...
... beachfront . Abandoning the sweltering ghettos of West Kingston and the overcrowded fishing village along the Kingston waterfront , some Rastas moved out and forged an identity in an inlet along the sea not far from Kingston . A Family ...
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... beachfront on which the Rastas are encamped is clear . For some time , the Urban Development Corporation , under the direction of Prime Minister Seaga , had been trying to dislodge the Rastas and establish a tourist area on the beach ...
... beachfront on which the Rastas are encamped is clear . For some time , the Urban Development Corporation , under the direction of Prime Minister Seaga , had been trying to dislodge the Rastas and establish a tourist area on the beach ...
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... beachfront lands as if they were the gift of Haile Selassie . For them , the symbolic value of the land super- sedes its economic potential . They do not subscribe to the plans of the Urban Development Corporation and its view that ...
... beachfront lands as if they were the gift of Haile Selassie . For them , the symbolic value of the land super- sedes its economic potential . They do not subscribe to the plans of the Urban Development Corporation and its view that ...
Contents
History of the Rastafari | 1 |
A Fishing Community in Jamaica | 17 |
Urban Rastas in Kingston Jamaica | 35 |
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