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During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization.

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"This is a wonderfully fluid, fluent, and extraordinarily well-written analysis. Krabill has immersed himself in his story and he provides a theoretically refreshing way of telling it. He senses the contextual experiential nuance and the local-global texture of events as they unfolded, and by locating his narrative within the analytical nexus between Mandela and Cosby, the United States and South Africa, he appeals to readers across disciplines." - Keyan Tomaselli, University of KwaZulu-Natal"

Starring Mandela and Cosby

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    A Paperback / softback by Ron Krabill

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 15/09/2010
      ISBN13: 9780226451893, 978-0226451893
      ISBN10: 0226451895
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      African history Media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization.

      Trade Review
      "This is a wonderfully fluid, fluent, and extraordinarily well-written analysis. Krabill has immersed himself in his story and he provides a theoretically refreshing way of telling it. He senses the contextual experiential nuance and the local-global texture of events as they unfolded, and by locating his narrative within the analytical nexus between Mandela and Cosby, the United States and South Africa, he appeals to readers across disciplines." - Keyan Tomaselli, University of KwaZulu-Natal"

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