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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Keough, Sara Beth, 1976- (Auteur), Youngstedt, Scott M. (Auteur)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: New York : Berghahn Books 2019.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1850hd4
Table des matières:
  • 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.