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Money and violence : financial self-help groups in a South African township /
An ethnographic study that reveals how financial self-help groups (burial societies and credit groups) are islands of hope for Xhosa migrants living in the townships and squatter camps of Cape Town, South Africa. This work examines the urban poor's day-to-day struggles over money in post-aparth...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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| Colección: | Afrika-Studiecentrum series ;
v. 8. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Figures; Photos; Glossary; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The (post)colonial economy and social relations; 3 The economy of development and social relations; 4 Creating mutuals: Reluctant solidarity; 5 Maintaining mutuals: Hope for islands of trust; 6 Spending money: Consumption, friendship and friction; 7 Conclusion; References; Index.