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Auerbach, Jess

 
9781487506414: From Water to Wine: Becoming Middle Class in Angola
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ISBN 10 : 1487506414 ISBN 13 : 9781487506414
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2020

Synopsis

From Water to Wine explores how Angola has changed since the end of its civil war in 2002. Its focus is on the middle class--defined as those with a house, a car, and an education--and their consumption, aspirations, and hopes for their families. It takes as its starting point "what is working in Angola?" rather than "what is going wrong?" and makes a deliberate, political choice to give attention to beauty and happiness in everyday life in a country that has had an unusually troubled history.


Each chapter focuses on one of the five senses, with the introduction and conclusion provoking reflection on proprioception (or kinesthesia) and curiosity. Various media are employed--poetry, recipes, photos, comics, and other textual experiments--to engage readers and their senses. Written for a broad audience, this text is an excellent addition to the study of Africa, the lusophone world, international development, sensory ethnography, and ethnographic writing.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jess Auerbach is a post-doctoral scholar at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1487506414
ISBN 13 
9781487506414
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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