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Tropical Cowboys: Westerns, Violence, and Masculinity in Kinshasa

Charles Didier Gondola

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Description: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, marijuana, violent sexual behavior, and other transgressive acts. Gondola argues that this street culture became a backdrop for Congo-Zaire s emergence as an independent nation and continues to exert powerful influence on the country s urban youth culture today."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tropical Cowboys: Westerns, Violence, and Masculinity in Kinshasa. To get started finding Tropical Cowboys: Westerns, Violence, and Masculinity in Kinshasa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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, marijuana, violent sexual behavior, and other transgressive acts. Gondola argues that this street culture became a backdrop for Congo-Zaire s emergence as an independent nation and continues to exert powerful influence on the country s urban youth culture today."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tropical Cowboys: Westerns, Violence, and Masculinity in Kinshasa. To get started finding Tropical Cowboys: Westerns, Violence, and Masculinity in Kinshasa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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