In the Time of Cannibals: The Word Music of South Africa's Basotho Migrants

Author:   David B. Coplan
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
ISBN:  

9780226115733


Pages:   322
Publication Date:   01 February 1995
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained


Our Price $231.00 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

In the Time of Cannibals: The Word Music of South Africa's Basotho Migrants


Add your own review!

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   David B. Coplan
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 1.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.40cm
Weight:   0.624kg
ISBN:  

9780226115733


ISBN 10:   0226115739
Pages:   322
Publication Date:   01 February 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Preface Orthographic Note Ch. 1: ""Hyenas Do Not Sleep Together"": The Interpretation of Basotho Migrants' Auriture Ch. 2: ""The Mouth of a Commoner Is Not Listened To"": Power, Performance, and History Ch. 3: ""Greetings, Child of God!"": Generations of Travelers and Their Songs Ch. 4: ""An Initiation Secret Is Not Told at Home"": The Making of a Country Traveler Ch. 5: ""These Mine Compounds, I Have Long Worked Them"": Auriture and Migrants' Labors Ch. 6: ""I'd Rather Die in the Whiteman's Land"": The Traveling Women of Eloquence Ch. 7: ""My Heart Fights with My Understanding"": Bar Women's Auriture and Basotho Popular Culture Ch. 8: ""Eloquence Is Not Stuck on Like a Feather"": Sesotho Aural Composition and Aesthetics Ch. 9: ""Laughter Is Greater than Death"": Migrants' Songs and the Meaning of Sesotho Appendix One Appendix Two References Index Notes"

Reviews

Author Information

David B. Coplan is associate professor of social anthropology at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of In Township Tonight: South Africa's Black City Music and Theatre.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List