The dance of politics
Subtitle: gender, performance, and democratization in Malawi
By: Lisa Gilman.
Series: African soundscapes
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781592139859
Subjects: Dance -- Political aspects -- Malawi; Women -- Malawi -- Social conditions; Malawi -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gender, power, and performance; title: Dance and nationalism in the independence movement; title: Dance and social control in Banda's Malawi; title: Dance, the transition to multipartyism, and patronage; title: Power and performance in political rallies; title: Why do women dance?; title: Gendering democracy; title: Gender at the intersection of politics, democratization, and tradition.