East African hip hop : youth culture and globalization / Mwenda Ntarangwi.

Author/creator Ntarangwi, Mwenda
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 158 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Youth--Africa, East. --Social conditions.
Group identity--Africa, East.
Hip-hop--Africa, East.
Adolescent psychology--Africa, East.
Black people--Race identity. --Africa, East.
Popular culture and globalization--Africa, East.
Music and globalization--Africa, East.
Africa, East--Social life and customs.

SeriesInterpretations of culture in the new millennium
Interpretations of culture in the new millennium. ^A604715
Contents Globalization and youth agency in East Africa -- Hip hop and African identity in contemporary globalization -- Move over, boys, the girls are here: hip hop and gendered identities -- Economic change and political deception -- Morality, health, and the politics of sexuality in an era of HIV/AIDS -- Staying true to the cause: hip hop's enduring social role.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [137]-154) and index.
LCCN 2009009436
ISBN9780252034572 (alk. paper)
ISBN0252034570 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780252076534 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0252076532 (pbk. : alk. paper)