Performing the nation : Swahili music and cultural politics in Tanzania /
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| Author / Creator: | Askew, Kelly Michelle. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2002. |
| Description: | xviii, 417 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Chicago studies in ethnomusicology |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4865872 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of Common Abbreviations
- 1. Arts of Governance
- 2. Tanga, Tanganyika, Tanzania
- 3. Of Ginger Ale and Orange Soda
- 4. Weighty Measures, Significant Glances: Taarab Performance and the Constitution of Social Relations
- 5. Cultural Revolution in Tanzania?
- 6. Competing Agendas: The Production of Tanzanian National Culture
- 7. Of Mwanyas and Multipartyism: Taarab Performance and the Tanzanian State
- 8. Conclusion: Cultural Policy by and for the People
- Appendix A. Song Texts and Translations
- Appendix B. Poem from Tanga Technical School
- Appendix C. Notes on the Accompanying CD
- Notes
- Glossary of Swahili Terms
- References
- Discography
- Song Index
- General Index
