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"The essays in this collection are written to make readers (re)consider what is possible in Africa. The essays shake the tree of received wisdom and received categories, and hone in on the complexities of life under ecological and economic constraints. Yet, throughout this volume, people do not...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Greiner, Clemens (Éditeur intellectuel), Wolputte, Steven van (Éditeur intellectuel), Bollig, Michael (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Collection:African-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies, volume 27
Sujets:
Since 1960
Society & culture: general.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Civilization.
Economic history.
Forecasting.
Social conditions.
Africa > Social conditions > 21st century.
Africa > Economic conditions > 1960-
Africa > Civilization > 21st century.
Africa > Forecasting.
Afrique > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
Afrique > Conditions économiques > 1960-
Afrique > Prévision.
Africa.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"The essays in this collection are written to make readers (re)consider what is possible in Africa. The essays shake the tree of received wisdom and received categories, and hone in on the complexities of life under ecological and economic constraints. Yet, throughout this volume, people do not emerge as victims, but rather as inventors, engineers, scientists, planners, writers, artists, and activists, or as children, mothers, fathers, friends, or lovers - all as future-makers. It is precisely through agents such as these that Africa is futuring: rethinking, living, confronting, imagining, and relating in the light of its many emerging tomorrows"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004471641
9004471642
ISSN:1574-6925 ;

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