The Reggae Nation: The Global Legacy of Bob Marley & The Wailers

THE REGGAE NATION: The Global Legacy of Bob Marley & The Wailers is a colourful, limited edition hardcover coffee table size book which explores the global achievements and impact of legendary reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers. The Reggae Nation is the result of ten years of research by Dutch researcher and author Martijn Huisman and is the first work to explore and understand the global legacy of Bob Marley and the Wailers in-depth, as well as their contributions to the ‘Reggae Nation’: the worldwide reggae community.

As a global history of reggae and a reggae travelogue rolled into one, The Reggae Nation takes readers on an extraordinary and unique journey through time and space. From the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the frozen heights of the Himalayas in Nepal, and numerous places in between on all continents, this comprehensive volume takes readers to the roots and along the routes of reggae and Rastafari.

A striking, one-of-a-kind 432-page publication, The Reggae Nation is richly designed and illustrated by Maria Papaefstathiou, co-founder of the International Reggae Poster Contest. The book features nearly 300 photos, many by renowned reggae and pop music photographers from around the world, including Lee Abel, Adrian Boot, Murray Cammick, Ueli Frey, Kim Gottlieb-Walker, Gijsbert Hanekroot, Marcello Mencarini, Ebet Roberts, Mitsuhiro Sugawara, and Rob Verhorst. With a foreword by Roger Steffens, American reggae archivist and author of So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley.

The Reggae Nation is published as a one-time limited edition of 500 hardcover copies. Each copy is numbered and autographed by the author and comes with a set of 3 custom-designed bookmarks & postcards.

Praise for the book
“AWESOME!” - Junior Marvin (USA), guitarist Bob Marley and The Wailers

“A travelogue of inspiring revelations, with eloquent descriptions of Marley’s globe-spanning inspiration. Huisman is an articulate guide as he spins the globe, bringing remote outposts and cultures into view where Marley’s works have taken hold.” - Roger Steffens (USA), author of So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley

“A book unlike any other and one that I encourage all Marley and reggae fans to get. It takes the reader around the globe and exposes them to the seeds that Bob planted so many years ago and what they resulted in. From the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the seas of Japan, this book will take the reader on a journey of a lifetime. Along the way you'll learn how one man from Jamaica impacted an entire planet for the better good of humanity.” - Joe Jurgensen (USA), author of Bob Marley: The Complete Annotated Bibliography

About the author
Martijn Huisman (Rotterdam, 1986) is a longtime reggae fan and experienced researcher and author. Martijn discovered roots reggae in his teenage years; the music and message immediately fascinated him and became an inspirational soundtrack to daily life. The Reggae Nation is his second book, after the publication of the 2018 photo book Babylon By Bus: Bob Marley & The Wailers Live and Up Close (English version) / Babylon By Bus: Bob Marley & The Wailers in Nederland (Dutch version).