Power and the Praise Poem: Southern African Voices in History

Leroy Vail, Landeg White

University Press of Virginia, 1991 - History - 345 pages

Highly regarded for their interdisciplinary approach to the history of central and southern Africa, Leroy Vail and Landeg White now provide us with a thorough study of the political role of the poet in the oral societies of southern Africa.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Power and the Praise Poem: Southern African Voices in History; Carter G. Woodson Institute series in Black studies, ISSN 1545-0201
• Authors: Leroy Vail, Landeg White
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: University Press of Virginia, 1991
• ISBN: 0813913403, 9780813913407
• Length: 345 pages
• Subjects: History / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Orality; Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology