Tropical cowboys : Westerns, violence, and masculinity in Kinshasa /

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...

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Main Author: Gondola, Ch. Didier, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2016.
Series:African expressive cultures.
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