Cities of entanglements social life in Johannesburg and Maputo through ethnographic comparison

How do people live together in cities shaped by inequality? This comparative ethnography of two African cities, Maputo and Johannesburg, presents a new narrative about social life in cities often described as sharply divided. Based on the ethnography of entangled lives unfolding in a township and in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Heer, Barbara, 1982- author (author)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld, Germany Transcript Verlag 2019
Bielefeld, Germany : [2019]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Urban Studies
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433345306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter 1 Content 5 Acknowledgements 7 Introduction 9 Navigating Belonging? 45 Intimate Encounters? 81 A Politics of Loss? 119 A Politics of Proximity? 147 Building Communities? 191 Spaces of Freedom? 221 Closing Remarks 271 Postscript: Entangled Comparers 277 Bibliography 303