This lively collection of essays coming out of the 1995 symposium held in Jamaica to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Marleys birth is a distinctive contribution to the substantial body of knowledge on global reggae that circulates in cyberspace and on the ground. Glocal simultaneously acknowledges reggaes global dispersal and adaptation in other local contexts of consumption and transformation. Co-sponsored by the Bob Marley Foundation and the International Reggae Studies Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, the symposium provided an opportunity for scholars and cultural practitioners from Jamaica and around the world to consider the international flowering of reggae, particularly as manifested in the prolific career of the Honorable Robert Nesta Marely, OJ, Jamaicas most distinguished cultural ambassador. Altogether these essays suggest the breadth of Bob Marleys vision and the importance of his contribution to Jamaican society and world culture. Speaking from a variety of perspectives, these authors engage in a cross-cultural conversation, a seasoning that illuminates the may meanings of the work of the man whose birth we celebrate.

This lively collection of essays coming out of the 1995 symposium held in Jamaica to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Marleys birth is a distinctive contribution to the substantial body of knowledge on global reggae that circulates in cyberspace and on the ground. Glocal simultaneously acknowledges reggaes global dispersal and adaptation in other local contexts of consumption and transformation. Co-sponsored by the Bob Marley Foundation and the International Reggae Studies Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, the symposium provided an opportunity for scholars and cultural practitioners from Jamaica and around the world to consider the international flowering of reggae, particularly as manifested in the prolific career of the Honorable Robert Nesta Marely, OJ, Jamaicas most distinguished cultural ambassador. Altogether these essays suggest the breadth of Bob Marleys vision and the importance of his contribution to Jamaican society and world culture. Speaking from a variety of perspectives, these authors engage in a cross-cultural conversation, a seasoning that illuminates the may meanings of the work of the man whose birth we celebrate.