A history of African popular culture /

Barber, Karin, 1949-

A history of African popular culture / Karin Barber. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018. - x, 201 p. : ill., portraits ; 24cm. - New approaches to African history . - New approaches to African history . - New approaches to African history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Popular culture before 1900 -- Mines, migrant labour and township culture -- The city and the road -- The crowd, the state - and songs -- The media - globalisation and deregulation from the 1990s till today -- Conceptualising change in African popular culture.

9781107624474

2017044206


Popular culture--History.--Africa, Sub-Saharan


Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social life and customs.

DT 14 / .B37 2018

306.0967
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