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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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A Hardback by Kelly Askew

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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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