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Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history.

Performing the Nation

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 28/07/2002
      ISBN13: 9780226029818, 978-0226029818
      ISBN10: 0226029816

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      Book Synopsis
      Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history.

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