Beschreibung:
Study of popular culture in 20th century Tanzania and the state's efforts to control its reach, from regulations that limited access to Hollywood films to bans on mini skirts and soul music.
Acknowledgments ixIntroduction: Postcolonial Public Culture in Sixties Times 11. National Culture and Its Others in a Cosmopolitan Capital 372. "The Age of Minis": Secretaries, City Girls, and Masculinity Downtown 863. Of Students, 'Nizers, and Comrades: Youth, Internationalism, and the University College, Dar es Salaam 1244. "Marriage Goes Metric": Negotiating Gender, Generation, and Wealth in a Changing Capital 166Conclusion 206Notes 219Bibliography 253Index 271