Middle Class in Mozambique The State and the Politics of Transformation in Southern Africa

Informationen zum Autor Jason Sumich is a Senior Research Fellow for the Institute of African Affairs at the German Institute of Global Area Studies (GIGA, Hamburg). He is a political anthropologist who works on issues of class formation, the state, hegemony, citizenship and the politics of enclaving in southern Africa, primarily Mozambique. He holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2006) and a M.A. from the University of Cape Town (2001). His current research explores new forms of urban governance and control as a member of the project, 'Enclaving: Patterns of Global Futures in Three African Cities' funded by the Research Council of Norway. Klappentext The growth of a middle class has been a feature of the 'Africa Rising' narrative in recent years. Sumich sheds new light on this important topic by exploring the political, economic, and social origins of a middle class in Mozambique and the contradictions it faces. Zusammenfassung The growth of a middle class has been a feature of the 'Africa Rising' narrative in recent years. Sumich sheds new light on this important topic by exploring the political, economic, and social origins of a middle class in Mozambique and the contradictions it faces. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins; 3. Asendance; 4. Collapse; 5. Democracy; 6. Decay; 7. 2016, concluding thoughts; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jason Sumich, Jason (Universitetet I Bergen Sumich, Sumich Jason Sumich, SUMICH JASON
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.09.2020
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781108460712
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46071-2
• Numero di pagine: 191
• Serie: The International African Library
• Categorie: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Mozambique; Politics & government; Politics and government; Social classes