Description: Expectations of Modernity by James Ferguson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambias economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated. This book explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Publisher Description Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambias economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s, however, the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated, leaving workers scrambling to get by. Expectations of Modernity explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Focusing on the experiences of mineworkers in the Copperbelt region, James Ferguson traces the failure of standard narratives of urbanization and social change to make sense of the Copperbelts recent history. He instead develops alternative analytic tools appropriate for an "ethnography of decline."Ferguson shows how the Zambian copper workers understand their own experience of social, cultural, and economic "advance" and "decline." Fergusons ethnographic study transports us into their lives-the dynamics of their relations with family and friends, as well as copper companies and government agencies.Theoretically sophisticated and vividly written, Expectations of Modernity will appeal not only to those interested in Africa today, but to anyone contemplating the illusory successes of todays globalizing economy. Author Biography James Ferguson is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of The Anti-Politics Machine: "Development," Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho (1990). He is also coeditor, with Akhil Gupta, of Anthropological Locations: Boundaries and Grounds of a Field Science (California, 1997) and Culture, Power, Place: Explorations in Critical Anthropology (1997). Details ISBN 0520217020 ISBN-13 9780520217027 Title Expectations of Modernity Author James Ferguson Format Paperback Year 1999 Pages 343 Edition 1st Publisher University of California Press GE_Item_ID:158744673; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780520217027
Book Title: Expectations of Modernity
Number of Pages: 343 Pages
Publication Name: Expectations of Modernity : Myths and Meanings of Urban Life on the Zambian Copperbelt
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 1999
Subject: Mining, Sociology / General, Africa / General, Development / General, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Economic Conditions, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World / African, Sociology / Urban
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: James Ferguson
Subject Area: Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
