Middle Classes in Africa - Changing Lives and Conceptual Challenges (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This volume challenges the concept of the 'new African middle class' with new theoretical and empirical insights into the changing lives in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diverse middle classes are on the rise, but models of class based on experiences from other regions of the world cannot be easily transferred to the African continent. Empirical contributions, drawn from a diverse range of contexts, address both African histories of class formation and the political roles of the continent's middle classes, and also examine the important interdependencies that cut across inter-generational, urban-rural and class divides. This thought-provoking book argues emphatically for a revision of common notions of the 'middle class', and for the inclusion of insights 'from the South' into the global debate on class. Middle Classes in Africa will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, as well as NGOs and policy makers with an interest in African societies.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Frontiers of Globalization
Release date:	March 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Lena Kroeker • David O'Kane • Tabea Scharrer
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	376
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-62147-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-62147-5
Barcode:	9783319621470

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