Screen LibraryInequality, socio-cultural differentiation and social structures in Africa : beyond class /
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| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Frontiers of globalization
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 433 pages : illustrations (some color), forms ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783030171100 (hardback) : |
| Index Number: | HN780 |
| CLC: | D740.6 |
| Call Number: | D740.6/N478 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction: The Middle Class Debate and Its Limits -- 2. Poverty and Inequality in Development Policy: Concepts of Poverty, Vulnerability and Livelihood -- 3. Class and Capitalism in the Global South: A Perspective on Africa -- 4. Elements of Socio-Cultural Positioning in Africa -- 5. Patterns of Individual Social Positioning: Gender, Age and Disability -- 6. Risks and Aspirations: Strategies for Coping with Uncertainty -- 7. Extended Concepts of Social Positioning -- 8. A New Framework for the Analysis of Social Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 9. Conclusion. |