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Powerful Frequencies : Radio, State Power, and the Cold War in Angola, 1931-2002.

Moorman, Marissa J.

Powerful Frequencies : Radio, State Power, and the Cold War in Angola, 1931-2002. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (286 pages) - New African Histories Series . - New African Histories Series .

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 RĂ¡dio 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.

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.

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Radio in politics-Angola-History-20th century.
Colonists-Angola.
National liberation movements-Angola.
Angola-History-20th century.
Angola-Politics and government-20th century.


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