{"product_id":"east-african-hip-hop-9780252076534","title":"East African Hip Hop","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful look into global phenomena that have materialized in many countries, including in its home in the United States.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Folklore Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ntarangwi deploys engaging hip-hop lyrics to convey the dynamism of popular culture, as global swagger is localized through inside jokes, allusion to colonial resistance, and earthly discussion of what it takes to survive and thrive. . . . Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A groundbreaking book on popular culture.\"--\u003ci\u003ePambazuka News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pioneering, determined, and a timely contribution to scholarship in the area of African emergent cultures.\"--\u003ci\u003eAfrican Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This gracefully written book takes East African hip hop music as a revealing entry point into the experiences of youth as they deal with issues of gender, sexuality, economic inequality, and political power. An excellent contribution to anthropology and African studies.\"--Angelique Haugerud, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   vii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments   xiii\u003cbr\u003e 1. Globalization and Youth Agency in East Africa   1\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hip Hop and African Identity in Contemporary Globalization   20\u003cbr\u003e 3. Move Over, Boys, the Girls Are Here: Hip Hop and Gendered Identities   44\u003cbr\u003e 4. Economic Change and Political Deception   67\u003cbr\u003e 5. Morality, Health, and the Politics of Sexuality in an Era of HIV\/AIDS   93\u003cbr\u003e 6. Staying True to the Cause: Hip Hop's Enduring Social Role   115\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Hip Hop Artistes   123\u003cbr\u003e Glossary   129\u003cbr\u003e Notes   131\u003cbr\u003e References   137\u003cbr\u003e Index   155","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400484331863,"sku":"9780252076534","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252076534.jpg?v=1730470800","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/east-african-hip-hop-9780252076534","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}