Migrants and Masculinity in High-Rise Nairobi : The Pressure of being a Man in an African City

Migrants and Masculinity in High-Rise Nairobi The Pressure of being a Man in an African City

Pipeline is a low-income, high-rise-tenement settlement in Nairobi's marginalized East and one of sub-Saharan Africa's most densely populated estates. An aspirational place where fleeting forms of capitalist consumption reassure migrants of an upward trajectory, it is also a place where th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schmidt, Mario, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell and Brewer [2024]
Colección:Making & Remaking the African City: Studies in Urban
Materias:
Immigrants > Kenya > Nairobi > Psychology.
Masculinity > Kenya > Nairobi.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
African Gender Studies.
African Masculinity.
African Migration.
African Society.
Gender Roles in Africa.
Gender Roles in East Africa.
Male Migrants in Nairobi.
Migrants in East Africa.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009782737206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • PART 1: EXPERIENCING PRESSURE
  • 1. The History and Infrastructure of an Aspirational Estate
  • 2. Economic Pressure and the Expectation of Success
  • 3. Romantic Responsibilities and Marital Mistrust
  • PART 2: EVADING PRESSURE
  • 4. Investing in Male Sociality and Wasteful Masculinity
  • 5. Lifting Weights and the Performance of Brotherhood
  • 6. Masculinity Consultants and the Threat of Men's Expendability
  • Conclusion: Pipeline to Nowhere
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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