Barber, Karin,

A history of African popular culture / Karin Barber. - United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2018 - 201 pages - 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.

9781107016897 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781107624474 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Popular culture--Africa, Sub-Saharan

306.0967 / BAR.H