{"product_id":"enter-the-lion-the-1966-state-visit-of-emperor-haile-selassie-i-to-the-caribbean-9781478039112","title":"Enter the Lion: The 1966 State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I to the Caribbean","description":"On April 21, 1966, tens of thousands of Jamaicans exuberantly greeted Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie I in Kingston, Jamaica. The emperor came to express gratitude for the peoples' support during the Italo-Ethiopian War and bolster the ongoing struggle for liberation in Rhodesia. This state visit repositioned Rastafari in Jamaican society and ignited widespread cultural, social, and political transformations across the Caribbean. \u003ci\u003eEnter the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e assembles a vital archive of this landmark event, gathering British colonial records, newspaper reportage from the Caribbean and Ethiopia, the official records of the Ethiopian Ministry of Information, and oral history. The authors paint an illuminating picture of the diverse political interests at play, exploring how the visit reshaped the Rastafari movement, Jamaican society, the wider Caribbean, and their Pan-African connections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18157571\"\u003eJohn P. Homiak\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9688831\"\u003eGiulia Bonacci\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18157573\"\u003eJahlani A. Niaah\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478039112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478039116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037000\"\u003eWorld | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC056000\"\u003eBlack Studies (Global)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC008050\"\u003eCultural \u0026amp; Ethnic Studies | Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin American Studi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn P. Homiak is Research Associate of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Giulia Bonacci is a historian and researcher at the Institute of Research for Sustainable Development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jahlani A. Niaah is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the Institute of Caribbean Studies in the University of the West Indies.","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229560066345,"sku":"9781478039112","price":52.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/9781478039112.jpg?v=1790360745","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/enter-the-lion-the-1966-state-visit-of-emperor-haile-selassie-i-to-the-caribbean-9781478039112","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}