| Songs of the Women Migrants: Performance and Identity in South Africa Contributor(s): James, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748613048 ISBN-13: 9780748613045 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: This book gives an account of how migrant women, whose lives and experiences have heretofore been neglected in the pages of academic scholarship, dance and sing the vibrant and expressive musical style of kiba. In so doing, they build an identity as autonomous breadwinners whose aspirations and values are nonetheless rooted in "tradition." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Music - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American |
| Dewey: 305.48 |
| Series: International African Library Eup |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book gives an account of how migrant women, whose lives and experiences have heretofore been neglected in the pages of academic scholarship, dance and sing the vibrant and expressive musical style of kiba. In so doing, they build an identity as autonomous breadwinners whose aspirations and values are nonetheless rooted in 'tradition'. |