Lyrical Nationalism in Post-Apartheid Namibia - Kings, Christians, and Cosmopolitans in Catholic Youth Songs (Hardcover)

When Namibia gained its independence from South Africa in 1990, the new government began dismantling the divisive apartheid state and building a unified nation-state. What does this new nation look like from the perspective of ordinary citizens? In Lyrical Nationalism in Post-Apartheid Namibia, Wendi Haugh provides an ethnographic portrayal of the nation as imagined by people living in the former ethnic homeland of Ovamboland, with a particular focus on the lyrics of songs composed and performed by Catholic youth. The author argues that these youth draw on conflicting ideologies-hierarchical and egalitarian, nationalist and cosmopolitan-from multiple sources to construct a multi-faceted sense of national identity. She reveals how their vision of the nation-framed as neutrally national-is deeply rooted in specific local histories and cultures.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	July 2014
Authors:	Wendi A. Haugh
Dimensions:	237 x 163 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-8845-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-8845-3
Barcode:	9780739188453

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