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Conviviality in Bellville : an ethnography of space, place, mobility and being in urban South Africa /

This book provides insight into the experiences of mobility and migration in contemporary South Africa, contributing to a field of literature about multiculturalism and urban public space in globalizing cities. It takes into consideration the greater international political and local socio-economic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brudvig, Ingrid (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mankon, Bamenda : LangaaResearch & Publishing CIG, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Figures & Vignettes; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Mobilities and Social Life in Bellville; 1.2 Theorizing Conviviality: In Attempts to Understand the Convivial; 1.3 The Anthropological Concern: Why Study Conviviality in Bellville?; 1.4 Reflections on the Criticality of Bellville; 1.5 Mapping the Way-Direction Bellville; 2. Exploring "Somaliville"; 2.1. My Methods and Experiences of Meaning-Making; 2.2 Ethical Considerations; 2.3 Of Pavements and Pathways; Networks and Neighbours; 3. Social Histories of Migration.
  • 3.1 Addressing South Africa's Reactions to Migrants through Narrative3.2 "In Bellville, you see, many of us are refugees"; 3.3 The Paradox of Protection; 3.4 Mobility and ... Freedoms?; 4. Convivial Spaces, Social Places; 4.1 Localizing Bellville; 4.2 Theorizing, Mapping and Historicizing Bellville; 4.3 Economic Conviviality in Bellville; 4.4 Emerging Cosmopolitanisms; 4.5 Intimate Strangers and the Politics of Inclusion in Bellville; 4.6 Arising Insecurities and Places of Disinterest; 4.7 The Influence of "Community" on Conviviality.
  • 4.8 Dynamics of Gender in Bellville: Seeking a Woman's Perspective4.9 Sociality and the Territory of Convivial Space; 5. The Boundaries of Citizenship; 5.1 Opening Markets and Closing Doors; 5.2 Liminal Urbanity and the Challenges of "Belonging"; 5.3 Autochthony as "Authentic" Belonging; 5.4 The "Imagined Entity"; 5.5 Addressing the Urban Problematic of Belonging; 5.6 The Convergence of Conviviality and Cosmopolitanism; 5.7 Capturing New Cartographies; 6. A Destination Reached?; References; Back Cover.