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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786652303321

Autore

Haugh Wendi A. <1969->

Titolo

Lyrical nationalism in post-apartheid Namibia : kings, Christians, and cosmopolitans in Catholic youth songs / / Wendi A. Haugh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8846-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Disciplina

780.96

Soggetti

Catholic youth - Namibia - Music - History and criticism

Contemporary Christian music - Namibia - History and criticism

Music - Social aspects - Namibia

Nationalism in music

Nationalism - Namibia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Note on Ethnic Terms; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 A History of Nationalism in Namibia; 3 Catholic Youth Songs in Ethnographic Perspective; 4 Shared Possessions, Shared Interests: The Nation as Individual(s); 5 Kings and Their Countries: The Nation as Hierarchical Whole; 6 Beyond Pagans: Building and Maintaining a Modern Christian Nation; 7 Connecting across Difference: Creating a Cosmopolitan Nation; 8 Conclusion; Appendix: NACAYUL Song List; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how young people living in a former ethnic homeland in post-apartheid Namibia imagine the nation through songs they compose and perform. The author argues that these Oshiwambo-speaking youth draw on conflicting ideologies-hierarchical and egalitarian, nationalist and cosmopolitan-to construct a complex sense of national identity.