{"product_id":"guerrilla-radios-in-southern-africa-broadcasters-technology-propaganda-wars-and-the-armed-struggle-9781538148440","title":"Guerrilla Radios in Southern Africa:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuerrilla Radios in Southern Africa is a collection of essays on the histories of the different radios of the liberation movements in the region during the era of the armed struggle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Angola and Mozambique, to Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa, the new technology of radio provided the liberation movements in exile with a platform to address their followers at home, to propagate their ideologies and to counter the propaganda of the oppressive white minority regimes. As the cheapest and most direct medium, guerrilla radios transcended the boundaries imposed by the settler regimes and were widely listened to, albeit within the realm of illegality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTransnational in its approach, the book explores the workings of these radios from their areas of broadcast in exile, international solidarity, to reception at home where listeners often huddled around their receivers to listen to the messages from the liberation movements, often beyond the gaze of the state. These radios shaped the nature of resistance campaigns that the liberation movements embarked upon in the various countries in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays on the use of radio by southern African liberation movements offers new insights into the role of media in their independence struggles. With case studies from the Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Angola and the white settler regimes of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Namibia, and South Africa, it offers a much-needed regional perspective with contributions from scholars of the region. Earlier studies have examined how colonial and settler states employed radio to shape Africans into docile subjects. This volume emphasizes African agency and shows how radio technology was subverted by exiled dissidents. Hampered by low literacy rates, poor roads, and the cost of print materials, they used radio to spread liberation messages, counter government propaganda, and galvanize popular support. Sources include sound recordings, interviews, and archival documents from government, political party, university, and museum collections. Unavoidably, the uneven maintenance and preservation of records have resulted in a volume that is skewed toward the settler states, which were better resourced and more concerned about local security. Liberation movements from these countries were also more successful in accessing outside funds, although they too reduced costs by recording over previous broadcasts. Highly recommended for scholars and academic libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Acronyms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Radios of the Liberation Struggle in Southern Africa, Sekibakiba Lekgoathi, Tshepo Moloi and Alda Romão Saúte Saíde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: A Voz da Frelimo and the Liberation of Mozambique, Alda Romão Saúte Saíde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Angola’s Guerrilla Radios: Popular Memory and Perils of Technology, Marissa Moorman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Liberation Broadcasting: Engineering a Postcolonial Zimbabwe, Mhoze Chikowero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Spirit Mediums and Guerrilla Radio in the Zimbabwe War of Liberation, Dumisani Moyo and Crispen Chinaka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Zapu’s ‘Voice of the Revolution’, Munyaradzi Mushonga, Munyaradzi Nyakudya and Lloyd Hazvineyi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Reminiscences of Zimbabwe’s War Radio Broadcasters, Munyaradzi Mushonga, Munyaradzi Nyakudya and Lloyd Hazvineyi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Swapo’s ‘Voice of Namibia’ as an Instrument of Diplomacy, Robert Heinze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: The Struggle for the Airwaves in South Africa, Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Radio Freedom and Black Consciousness in South Africa, Tshepo Moloi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: International Solidarity and Support for the ANC’s Radio Freedom, Sekibakiba Lekgoathi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: In Search of PAC Footprints in Broadcasting, Ali Khangela Hlongwane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041189724503,"sku":"9781538148440","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/guerrilla-radios-in-southern-africa-broadcasters-technology-propaganda-wars-and-the-armed-struggle-9781538148440","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}