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Lyrical Nationalism in Post-Apartheid Namibia
Kings, Christians, and Cosmopolitans in Catholic Youth Songs
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Lyrical Nationalism in Post-Apartheid Namibia
Kings, Christians, and Cosmopolitans in Catholic Youth Songs
About this book
When Namibia gained its independence from South Africa in 1990, the new government began dismantling the divisive apartheid state and building a unified nation-state. What does this new nation look like from the perspective of ordinary citizens? In Lyrical Nationalism in Post-Apartheid Namibia, Wendi Haugh provides an ethnographic portrayal of the nation as imagined by people living in the former ethnic homeland of Ovamboland, with a particular focus on the lyrics of songs composed and performed by Catholic youth. The author argues that these youth draw on conflicting ideologiesāhierarchical and egalitarian, nationalist and cosmopolitanāfrom multiple sources to construct a multi-faceted sense of national identity. She reveals how their vision of the nationāframed as neutrally nationalāis deeply rooted in specific local histories and cultures.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Ethnic Terms
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- A History of Nationalism in Namibia
- Catholic Youth Songs in Ethnographic Perspective
- Shared Possessions, Shared Interests: The Nation as Individual(s)
- Kings and Their Countries: The Nation as Hierarchical Whole
- Beyond Pagans: Building and Maintaining a Modern Christian Nation
- Connecting across Difference: Creating a Cosmopolitan Nation
- Conclusion
- Appendix: NACAYUL Song List
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author