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Cities of Entanglements: Social Life in Johannesburg and Maputo Through Ethnographic Comparison
[phd thesis]
Abstract How do people live together in cities shaped by inequality? This comparative ethnography of two African cities, Maputo and Johannesburg, presents a new narrative about social life in cities often described as sharply divided. Based on the ethnography of entangled lives unfolding in a township and in... view more
How do people live together in cities shaped by inequality? This comparative ethnography of two African cities, Maputo and Johannesburg, presents a new narrative about social life in cities often described as sharply divided. Based on the ethnography of entangled lives unfolding in a township and in a suburb in Johannesburg, in a bairro and in an elite neighborhood in Maputo, the book includes case studies of relations between domestic workers and their employers, failed attempts by urban elites to close off their neighborhoods, and entanglements emerging in religious spaces and in shopping malls. Systematizing comparison as an experience-based method, the book makes an important contribution to urban anthropology, comparative urbanism and urban studies.... view less
Keywords
Republic of South Africa; Mozambique; large city; social inequality; ghetto; gentrification; racism; social relations; segregation; diversity; neighborhood; urban research
Classification
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Enclaves; Encounter; Entanglements; Johannesburg; Maputo; Shopping Malls; Urban Anthropology; Urban Religion; Urban Studies; Urbanity
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
340 p.
Series
Urban Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839447970
ISBN
978-3-8394-4797-0
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed