| Keeping House in Lusaka Contributor(s): Hansen, Karen Tranberg (Author) |
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ISBN: 023108143X ISBN-13: 9780231081436 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $36.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Political Science - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 96-21351 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.02" W x 9.04" (0.68 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Demographic Orientation - Urban |