Tropical Cowboys: Westerns, Violence, and Masculinity in Kinshasa
(Part of the African Expressive Cultures Series)
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During the 1950s and 60s in the Congo city of Kinshasa, there emerged young urban male gangs known as "Bills" or "Yankees." Modeling themselves on the images of the iconic American cowboy from Hollywood film, the "Bills" sought to negotiate lives lived under oppressive economic, social, and political conditions. They developed their own style, subculture, and slang and as Ch. Didier Gondola shows, engaged in a quest for manhood through bodybuilding,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0253020778
ISBN13:9780253020772
Release Date:April 2016
Publisher:Indiana University Press (Ips)
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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