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Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt, James Ferguson
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- Summary
- Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s, however, the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated, leaving workers scrambling to get by. Expectations of Modernity explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Focusing on the experiences of mineworkers in the Copperbelt region, James Ferguson traces the failure of standard narratives of urbanization and social change to make sense of the Copperbelt's recent his
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages)
- Contents
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- The Copperbelt in Theory: From "Emerging Africa" to the Ethnography of Decline
- Expectations of Permanence: Mobile Workers, Modernist Narratives, and the "Full House" of Urban-Rural Residential Strategies
- Rural Connections, Urban Styles: Theorizing Cultural Dualism
- "Back to the Land"?: The Micropolitical Economy of "Return" Migration
- Expectations of Domesticity: Men, Women, and "the Modern Family"
- Asia in Miniature: Signfication, Noise, and Cosmopolitan Style
- Global Disconnect: Abjection and the Aftermath of Modernism
- Postscript: December 1998
- Appendix: MIneworkers' Letters
- Isbn
- 9780585283036
- Label
- Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt
- Title
- Expectations of modernity
- Title remainder
- myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt
- Statement of responsibility
- James Ferguson
- Subject
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- Anthropologie urbaine -- Zambie
- Anthropologie urbaine -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Antropologia urbana
- Copper industry and trade
- Copper industry and trade -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Copper mines and mining
- Copper mines and mining -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Cuivre -- Industrie -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Cuivre -- Mines et extraction -- Zambie
- Cuivre -- Mines et extraction -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Economic history
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Ethnologie
- Industrialisatie
- Industrialisation -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Industrialisierung
- Industrialization
- Industrialization -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Kupferindustrie
- Mijnwerkers
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Cultural Policy
- Politics and government
- Provinz Copperbelt
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Sambia
- Since 1964
- Social conditions
- Urban anthropology
- Urban anthropology -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Urbanisatie
- Urbanisation -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Urbanization
- Urbanization -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Urbanização
- Verstädterung
- Anthropologie
- Zambia
- Zambia -- Copperbelt Province
- Zambia -- Economic conditions -- 1964-
- Zambia -- Politics and government
- Zambia -- Social conditions -- 1964-
- Zambie -- Conditions sociales -- 1964-
- Zambie -- Conditions économiques -- 1964-
- Zambie -- Politique et gouvernement
- Zambia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s, however, the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated, leaving workers scrambling to get by. Expectations of Modernity explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Focusing on the experiences of mineworkers in the Copperbelt region, James Ferguson traces the failure of standard narratives of urbanization and social change to make sense of the Copperbelt's recent his
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ferguson, James
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Perspectives on Southern Africa
- Series volume
- 57
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Urban anthropology
- Urbanization
- Industrialization
- Copper industry and trade
- Copper mines and mining
- Zambia
- Zambia
- Zambia
- Anthropologie urbaine
- Urbanisation
- Industrialisation
- Cuivre
- Cuivre
- Zambie
- Zambie
- Zambie
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Copper industry and trade
- Copper mines and mining
- Economic history
- Industrialization
- Politics and government
- Social conditions
- Urban anthropology
- Urbanization
- Zambia
- Zambia
- Urbanisatie
- Industrialisatie
- Mijnwerkers
- Zambia
- Anthropologie
- Ethnologie
- Industrialisierung
- Kupferindustrie
- Verstädterung
- Provinz Copperbelt
- Sambia
- Antropologia urbana
- Urbanização
- Anthropologie urbaine
- Cuivre
- Label
- Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt, James Ferguson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-320) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Copperbelt in Theory: From "Emerging Africa" to the Ethnography of Decline -- Expectations of Permanence: Mobile Workers, Modernist Narratives, and the "Full House" of Urban-Rural Residential Strategies -- Rural Connections, Urban Styles: Theorizing Cultural Dualism -- "Back to the Land"?: The Micropolitical Economy of "Return" Migration -- Expectations of Domesticity: Men, Women, and "the Modern Family" -- Asia in Miniature: Signfication, Noise, and Cosmopolitan Style -- Global Disconnect: Abjection and the Aftermath of Modernism -- Postscript: December 1998 -- Appendix: MIneworkers' Letters
- Control code
- ocm45730914
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780585283036
- Lccn
- 98047355
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttsz2xd
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)45730914
- Label
- Expectations of modernity : myths and meanings of urban life on the Zambian Copperbelt, James Ferguson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-320) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Copperbelt in Theory: From "Emerging Africa" to the Ethnography of Decline -- Expectations of Permanence: Mobile Workers, Modernist Narratives, and the "Full House" of Urban-Rural Residential Strategies -- Rural Connections, Urban Styles: Theorizing Cultural Dualism -- "Back to the Land"?: The Micropolitical Economy of "Return" Migration -- Expectations of Domesticity: Men, Women, and "the Modern Family" -- Asia in Miniature: Signfication, Noise, and Cosmopolitan Style -- Global Disconnect: Abjection and the Aftermath of Modernism -- Postscript: December 1998 -- Appendix: MIneworkers' Letters
- Control code
- ocm45730914
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780585283036
- Lccn
- 98047355
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttsz2xd
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)45730914
Subject
- Anthropologie urbaine -- Zambie
- Anthropologie urbaine -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Antropologia urbana
- Copper industry and trade
- Copper industry and trade -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Copper mines and mining
- Copper mines and mining -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Cuivre -- Industrie -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Cuivre -- Mines et extraction -- Zambie
- Cuivre -- Mines et extraction -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Economic history
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Ethnologie
- Industrialisatie
- Industrialisation -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Industrialisierung
- Industrialization
- Industrialization -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Kupferindustrie
- Mijnwerkers
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Cultural Policy
- Politics and government
- Provinz Copperbelt
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Sambia
- Since 1964
- Social conditions
- Urban anthropology
- Urban anthropology -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Urbanisatie
- Urbanisation -- Zambie | Copperbelt
- Urbanization
- Urbanization -- Zambia | Copperbelt Province
- Urbanização
- Verstädterung
- Anthropologie
- Zambia
- Zambia -- Copperbelt Province
- Zambia -- Economic conditions -- 1964-
- Zambia -- Politics and government
- Zambia -- Social conditions -- 1964-
- Zambie -- Conditions sociales -- 1964-
- Zambie -- Conditions économiques -- 1964-
- Zambie -- Politique et gouvernement
- Zambia
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