Keeping House in Lusaka

By Karen Tranberg Hansen

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231081421
• ISBN13: 9780231081429
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher