Tsotsitaal, global culture and local style: Identity and recontextualisation in twenty-first century South African townships

Social Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 244-257

  Hurst, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Globalisation; Local culture; South african townships; Style; Tsotsitaal; Youth identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649122621     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950903076196     Document Type: Article

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