The urban ethnography reader
Although women have long been active residents in African cities, explorations of their contributions have been marginal. This book brings women into the center of the urban landscape, using case studies to illustrate how women's work in trade and agriculture has been the founda…
Although women have long been active residents in African cities, explorations of their contributions have been marginal. This volume brings women into the center of the urban landscape, using case studies to illustrate how womens work in trade and agriculture has been the found…
"This book introduces readers to the anthropology of urban life in Africa, showing what ethnography can teach us about African city dwellers' own notions, practices and reflections. Social anthropologists have studied city life in Africa since the early twentieth century. Their …
"Cities are defined by their complex network of busy streets and the multitudes of people that animate them through physical presence and bodily actions that often differ dramatically: elegant window-shoppers and homeless beggars, protesting crowds and patrolling police. As bodi…
