Fada - Boredom and Belonging in Niger

By considering the fada as a site of experimentation, Masquelier offers a nuanced depiction of how young men in urban Niger engage in the quest for recognition and reinvent their own masculinity in the absence of conventional avenues to self-realization.

Summary

By considering the fada as a site of experimentation, Masquelier offers a nuanced depiction of how young men in urban Niger engage in the quest for recognition and reinvent their own masculinity in the absence of conventional avenues to self-realization.

Product details

• Authors: Adeline Masquelier, Masquelier Adeline
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780226624341
• ISBN: 978-0-226-62434-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Sociology & anthropology, Development Studies, Sociology and anthropology