Expectations of modernity [[electronic resource] ] : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt / / James Ferguson |
Autore | Ferguson James <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 306/.096894 |
Collana | Perspectives on Southern Africa |
Soggetto topico |
Urban anthropology - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Urbanization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Industrialization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Copper industry and trade - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Copper mines and mining - Zambia - Copperbelt Province |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-08823-0
9786613520319 0-520-92228-X 0-585-28303-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Cases -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Copperbelt in Theory -- 2. Expectations of Permanence -- 3. Rural Connections, Urban Styles -- 4. "Back to the Land"? -- 5. Expectations of Domesticity -- 6. Asia in Miniature -- 7. Global Disconnect -- Postscript: December 1998 -- Appendix: Mineworkers' Letters -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455065303321 |
Ferguson James <1959-> | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt / / James Ferguson |
Autore | Ferguson James <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 306/.096894 |
Collana | Perspectives on Southern Africa |
Soggetto topico |
Urban anthropology - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Urbanization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Industrialization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Copper industry and trade - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Copper mines and mining - Zambia - Copperbelt Province |
Soggetto non controllato |
1960s
1970s academic africa african culture african history african studies analysis copper copperbelt cultural history cultural studies economic boom economics economy ethnography exports finance global economy global international labor modernity money precious metals scholarly social studies urban economy urban zambia zambian culture |
ISBN |
1-280-08823-0
9786613520319 0-520-92228-X 0-585-28303-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Cases -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Copperbelt in Theory -- 2. Expectations of Permanence -- 3. Rural Connections, Urban Styles -- 4. "Back to the Land"? -- 5. Expectations of Domesticity -- 6. Asia in Miniature -- 7. Global Disconnect -- Postscript: December 1998 -- Appendix: Mineworkers' Letters -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778862003321 |
Ferguson James <1959-> | ||
Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt / / James Ferguson |
Autore | Ferguson James <1959-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 306/.096894 |
Collana | Perspectives on Southern Africa |
Soggetto topico |
Urban anthropology - Zambia - Copperbelt Province
Urbanization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Industrialization - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Copper industry and trade - Zambia - Copperbelt Province Copper mines and mining - Zambia - Copperbelt Province |
ISBN |
1-280-08823-0
9786613520319 0-520-92228-X 0-585-28303-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Cases -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Copperbelt in Theory -- 2. Expectations of Permanence -- 3. Rural Connections, Urban Styles -- 4. "Back to the Land"? -- 5. Expectations of Domesticity -- 6. Asia in Miniature -- 7. Global Disconnect -- Postscript: December 1998 -- Appendix: Mineworkers' Letters -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813350203321 |
Ferguson James <1959-> | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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