Highlife Saturday night popular music and social change in urban Ghana / Nate Plageman.
| Author/creator | Plageman, Nate, 1978- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, |
| Description | xvi, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | African expressive cultures Ethnomusicology multimedia African expressive cultures. ^A560153 Ethnomusicology multimedia. ^A1121749 |
| Contents | Introduction: the historical importance of urban Ghana's Saturday nights -- Popular music, political authority, and social possibilities in the southern Gold Coast, 1890-1940 -- The making of a middle class: urban social clubs and the evolution of highlife music, 1915-1940 -- The friction on the floor: negotiating nightlife in Accra, 1940-1960 -- "The highlife was born in Ghana": politics, culture, and the making of a national music, 1950-1965 -- "We were the ones who composed the songs": the promises and pitfalls of being a bandsman, 1945-1970. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (p. 279-287), bibliographical references (p. 289-310), and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012026045 |
| ISBN | 9780253007254 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780253007292 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780253007339 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |