Money and Violence Financial Self-Help Groups in a South African Township |
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| Author:
| Bähre, Erik
Bähre, Erik |
| Series title: | Afrika-Studiecentrum Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-15726-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $66.00 |
Book Description:
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This ethnography reveals how, faced with violence, economic insecurity, and volatile relations, Xhosa migrants in Cape Town, South Africa, establish burial societies and credit groups. It examines the urban poor's day-to-day struggles over money in post-apartheid South Africa.
This ethnography reveals how, faced with violence, economic insecurity, and volatile relations, Xhosa migrants in Cape Town, South Africa, establish burial societies and credit groups. It examines the urban poor's day-to-day struggles over money in post-apartheid South Africa.