Racial oppression and the political language of Rastafari in Stellenbosch

South African Review of Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 23-31

  Olivier, Lennox ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African liberation; Oppression; Political language; Race; RasTafari

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959261189     PISSN: 21528586     EISSN: 20721978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2010.490378     Document Type: Article

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