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From ‘One Namibia, one Nation’ towards ‘Unity in Diversity’? Shifting representations of culture and nationhood in Namibian Independence Day celebrations, 1990–2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael Uusiku Akuupa --- Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology, South Africa Godwin Kornes --- Dept. of Anthropology and African Studies, GermanyIn 2010 Namibia celebrated its twentieth anniversary of independence from South African rule. The main celebrations in the country's capital Windhoek became the stage for an impressively orchestrated demonstration of maturing nationhood, symbolically embracing postcolonial policy concepts such as ‘national... -
From ‘One Namibia, one Nation’ towards ‘Unity in Diversity’? Shifting representations of culture and nationhood in Namibian Independence Day celebrations, 1990–2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael Uusiku Akuupa --- Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology, South Africa Godwin Kornes --- Dept. of Anthropology and African Studies, GermanyIn 2010 Namibia celebrated its twentieth anniversary of independence from South African rule. The main celebrations in the country's capital Windhoek became the stage for an impressively orchestrated demonstration of maturing nationhood, symbolically embracing postcolonial policy concepts such as ‘national...