| Description |
xi, 223 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., maps. |
| Series |
African expressive cultures |
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African expressive cultures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-220) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Maitene's modern life : song as negotiation of public morality -- "Better than family, better than girls" : the Tupuri Gurna Society -- Defying the modern : play of identities in Gurna dance exhortation ([b,hooked][o]'ge f[o]g[e]) -- "Telephone of the dance" : circulation of Gurna song discourse -- "Rise up, gather like storm clouds" : poetics of Gurna song (si[ng] gurna) -- "I become your boy" : power, legitimacy and magic in song composition -- Staging conflict through insult : competing systems of justice -- Multipartyism and nostalgia for the unified past : discourses of democracy in Gurna politics -- Conclusion. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Tupuri (African people) -- Cameroon -- Social life and customs.
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Cameroon -- Social conditions -- 1960-
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0253346460 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0253217946 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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