Water, life, and profit : fluid economies and cultures of Niamey, Niger /

"Water, Life, and Profit offers a holistic analysis of the people, economies, cultural symbolism, and material culture involved in the management, production, distribution, and consumption of drinking water in the urban context of Niamey, Niger. Paying particular attention to two key groups of...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Keough, Sara Beth, 1976- (VerfasserIn), Youngstedt, Scott M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York : Berghahn Books 2019.
Online-Zugang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1850hd4
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction. Why water? Why now?
  • Situating water in the 21st century
  • Historical urban development in Niamey
  • Accessing water in Niamey
  • Water delivery vendors in Niamey
  • "Pure water" in Niamey
  • Fluid materialism in Niamey
  • Conclusion.