Powerful frequencies : radio, state power, and the cold war in Angola, 1931-2002 / Marissa J. Moorman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moorman, Marissa Jean, author.

Series:

New African Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio in politics--Angola--History--20th century.

Radio in politics.

Colonists--Angola.

Colonists.

National liberation movements--Angola.

National liberation movements.

Angola--History--20th century.

Angola.

Angola--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Radio technology and broadcasting played a central role in the formation of colonial Portuguese Southern Africa and the postcolonial nation-state, Angola. Moorman details how settlers, the colonial state, African nationalists, and the postcolonial state all used radio to project power, while the latter employed it to challenge empire"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Chronology

Introduction

1: Sonic Colony: Whiteness, Fast Cars, and Modernity, 1931-74

2: Guerrilla Broadcasters and the Unnerved Colonial State in Angola, 1961-74

3: Electronic Warfare: Radio and Counterinsurgency, 1961-74

4: Nationalizing Radio: Socialism and Sound at Rádio Nacional de Angola, 1974-92

5: "Angola: The Firm Trench of the Revolution in Africa!": Our Anti-Imperialism, Your Cold War, 1975-92

6: Radio Vorgan: A Rival Voice from Jamba, 1979-98

Epilogue Jamming

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821423707

0821423703