Migrants and Masculinity in High-Rise Nairobi

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Examines how young male migrants in urban Nairobi navigate the tension between expectations of success and repetitive failure.

Über den Autor

MARIO SCHMIDT is a senior research specialist at the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics in Nairobi and an associate at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale). Apart from exploring notions of masculinity among rural-urban migrants, he is interested in the effects of evidence-based development aid interventions across East Africa and the epistemological and ethical foundations of the behavioral sciences.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations

Introduction
Part 1: Experiencing Pressure
1. The History and Infrastructure of an Aspirational Estate
2. Economic Pressure and the Expectation of Success
3. Romantic Responsibilities and Marital Mistrust

Part 2: Evading Pressure
4. Investing in Male Sociality and Wasteful Masculinity
5. Lifting Weights and the Performance of Brotherhood
6. Masculinity Consultants and the Threat of Men's Expendability

Conclusion: Pipeline to Nowhere

Bibliography Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781847013521
ISBN-10:	184701352X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Schmidt, Mario
Hersteller:	James Currey
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	156 x 232 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Mario Schmidt
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.02.2024
Gewicht:	0,292 kg