Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools - Nationalism, Youth and the Transformation of Knowledge

Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools 1(28) PART ONE: How Culture Became the Property of the State ``Every Nation Has Its Own Gifts'': Christianity, Schooling, and the Construction of Tradition 29(24) Drumming and Dancing: The State's Involvement in Tradition 53(34) PART TWO: How Culture Is Reclaimed by Its Citizens The Location of Culture: The Politician, the Chief, or the Teacher? 87(22) Modernity Divided: Christianity and the Cultural Program in the Schools 109(26) Folk Culture as School Knowledge: The Contradictions of Teaching Culture in Schools 135(24) ``Do You Know How to Drum?'' Youth, Knowledge, and the State 159(25) Conclusion: Youth, Nationalism, and the Transformation of Knowledge 184(9) Appendixes 193(6) Notes 199(12) Glossary 211(4) References 215(18) Index 233