| Keeping House in Lusaka Contributor(s): Hansen, Karen Tranberg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231081421 ISBN-13: 9780231081429 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Political Science - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 96-21351 |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book pens a window on the experiences of urban people living through one of Africa's most dramatic economic declines in the postcolonial era by focusing on such broad themes as household dynamics, gender politics, and informal economy in Mtendere. The author argues that African urbanism is not purely a product of colonialism but a result of a wide variety of influences both local and foreign. |