Barber, Karin, 1949-

A history of African popular culture / Karin Barber. - 201 p.: ill.; - 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.

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


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


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

DT14 / .B355 2017