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Water, Life, and Profit

Fluid Economies and Cultures of Niamey, Niger
1. Aufl.

von: Sara Beth Keough, Scott M. Youngstedt
38,99 €
Verlag:	Berghahn Books
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	01.09.2019
ISBN/EAN:	9781789203387
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	188

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Titelbeschreibung

Water, Life, and Profit offers a holistic analysis of the people, economies, cultural symbolism, and material culture involved in the management, production, distribution, and consumption of drinking water in the urban context of Niamey, Niger. Paying particular attention to two key groups of people who provide water to most of Niamey’s residents - door-to-door water vendors, and those who sell water in one-half-liter plastic bags (sachets) on the street or in small shops – the authors offer new insights into how Niamey’s water economies  affect gender, ethnicity, class, and spatial structure today.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures Acknowledgments
 <a href="http://www.berghahnbooks.com/downloads/intros/KeoughWater_intro.pdf">Introduction: Why Water? Why Now?</a>
 Chapter 1. Situating Water in the 21st Century Chapter 2. Historical Urban Development in Niamey Chapter 3. Accessing Water in Niamey Chapter 4. Water Delivery Vendors in Niamey Chapter 5. “Pure Water” in Niamey Chapter 6. Fluid Materialism in Niamey
 Conclusion
 References Index

Autorenportrait

Sara Beth Keough is Professor of Geography at Saginaw Valley State University. Her research focuses on material culture and human-environment interactions in West Africa and Canada, particularly water access and urban development in resource-dependent communities. She has served as Editor of the academic journal Material Culture since 2008.