Patriotic history and the politicisation of memory: Manipulation of popular music to re-invent the liberation struggle in zimbabwe1

Critical Arts

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-88

  Thram, Diane ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Media contro; Memory; Nationalism; Popular music

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649099335     PISSN: 02560046     EISSN: 19926049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02560040608540456     Document Type: Article

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