Across the Copperbelt : Urban & Social Change in Central Africa's Borderland Communities

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Géographique

Afrique centrale, Zambie, République démocratique du Congo, Katanga

Thématique

mine, cuivre, frontière

Disciplinaire

histoire, économie

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Titre Across the Copperbelt : Urban & Social Change in Central Africa's Borderland Communities
Type de publication Livre
Langue principale de la publication anglais
Année de publication 2021
Editeur scientifique Miles LARMER
Benoît HENRIET
Enid GUENE
Iva PESA
Rachel TAYLOR
Nombre de pages 380
Éditeur Boydell & Brewer
James Currey
Ville Martlesham (UK)
Rochester (NY)
Genre recueil d'études
Pays d'édition Royaume-Uni
Etats-Unis
ISBN (Forme EAN-13) 9781847012661
URL https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781847012661/across-the-copperbelt/
Résumé/Présentation "The Central African Copperbelt, encompassing the mining communities of Katanga (DR Congo) and Zambia, has been central to the study of modernisation and rapid social and political change in urban Africa. This volume expands upon earlier studies of industrial mining, male-dominated formal labour organisation and political change by examining both sides of the border from pre-colonial history to the present and encompassing a wide range of economic, social and cultural identities and activities. Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, the contributors explore copperbelt communities' sense of identity - expressed in comic strips and football matches, their precarious and inventive ways of living, their involvement in church and education, and the processes and impact of urbanisation and development, environmental degradation and changing gender relations. A major contribution to borderland studies, in showing how the meaning and relevance of the border to the copperbelt's mixed and mobile population has changed constantly over time, the book's engagement with communities at the nexus of social, economic and political change makes it a key study for those working in global urban development."
Référence complète Across the Copperbelt : Urban & Social Change in Central Africa's Borderland Communities. Edited by Miles Larmer, Enid Guene, Benoît Henriet, Iva Pesa and Rachel Taylor. Martlesham ; Rochester (NY) : Boydell & Brewer ; James Currey, 2021, 380 p., 23.4 x 15.6 cm, 21 b/w., ill. - EAN 9781847012661 (pb).