ISBN:
9781789203387
Language:
Undetermined
Pages:
188 p.
Edition:
1st edition
Keywords:
West Africa; Water Economy; Drinking Water; Water Distribution; Water Vendors
Abstract:
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 people who provide water to most of Niamey’s residents - door-to-door water vendors, and those who sell water in one-half-liter plastic bags (sachets) on the street or in small shops – the authors offer new insights into how Niamey’s water economies affect gender, ethnicity, class, and spatial structure today.
Description / Table of Contents:
List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why Water? Why Now? -- Chapter 1. Situating Water in the 21st Century -- Chapter 2. Historical Urban Development in Niamey -- Chapter 3. Accessing Water in Niamey -- Chapter 4. Water Delivery Vendors in Niamey -- Chapter 5. “Pure Water” in Niamey -- Chapter 6. Fluid Materialism in Niamey -- Conclusion -- References -- Index --
URL:
https://fid.berghahnbooksonline.com/title/KeoughWater
URL:
http://sozialundkulturanthropologie.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/berghahn-e-books/fid.berghahnbooksonline.com/title/KeoughWater
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