Water, life, and profit : fluid economies and cultures of Niamey, Niger /

"Water, Life, and Profit offers a holistic analysis of the people, economies, cultural symbolism, and material culture involved in the management, production, distribution, and consumption of drinking water in the urban context of Niamey, Niger. Paying particular attention to two key groups of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Keough, Sara Beth, 1976- (Author), Youngstedt, Scott M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Subjects:
Drinking water > Niger > Niamey.
Drinking water > Economic aspects > Niger > Niamey.
Drinking water > Social aspects > Niger > Niamey.
Bottled water industry > Economic aspects > Niger > Niamey.
Bottled water industry > Social aspects > Niger > Niamey.
Eau potable > Niger > Niamey.
Eau potable > Aspect économique > Niger > Niamey.
Eau potable > Aspect social > Niger > Niamey.
Eau en bouteille > Industrie > Aspect économique > Niger > Niamey.
Eau en bouteille > Industrie > Aspect social > Niger > Niamey.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Drinking water.
Drinking water > Economic aspects.
Niger > Niamey.
Drinking Water.
Water Distribution.
Water Economy.
Water Vendors.
West Africa.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Why water? Why now?
  • Situating water in the 21st century
  • Historical urban development in Niamey
  • Accessing water in Niamey
  • Water delivery vendors in Niamey
  • "Pure water" in Niamey
  • Fluid materialism in Niamey
  • Conclusion.

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