ISBN:
9780226624341
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9780226624204
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022662420X
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022662434X
Language:
English
Pages:
251 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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24 cm
DDC:
305.242/1096626
Keywords:
Young men Social conditions
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Young men Social life and customs
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City dwellers
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Masculinity
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Unemployment Psychological aspects
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Underemployment Psychological aspects
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Youth
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Unemployment
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Urban areas
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Social history
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Young men ; Social conditions ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01183280
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Young men ; Social life and customs ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01183281
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Niger ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01205480
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Niger
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Subsaharisches Afrika
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Niger
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Junger Mann
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Heranwachsender
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Soziale Situation
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Gesellschaftsleben
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Brauch
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Stadtbevölkerung
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Männlichkeit
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Arbeitslosigkeit
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Unterbeschäftigung
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Jugend
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Jugendarbeitslosigkeit
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Großstadtsoziologie
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Sozialgeschichte
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Sozialwissenschaften
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Diskriminierung
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Ethnische Beziehungen
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Minderheitenpolitik
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Lebensbedingungen
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Gesellschaftsleben
Abstract:
Niger most often comes into the public eye as an example of deprivation and insecurity. Urban centers have become concentrated areas of unemployment filled with young men trying, against all odds, to find jobs and fill their time with meaningful occupations. At the heart of Adeline Masquelier's groundbreaking book is the fada - a space where men gather to escape boredom by talking, playing cards, listening to music, and drinking tea. As a place in which new forms of sociability and belonging are forged outside the unattainable arena of work, the fada has become an integral part of Niger's urban landscape. By considering the fada as a site of experimentation, Masquelier offers a nuanced depiction of how young men in urban Niger engage in the quest for recognition and reinvent their own masculinity in the absence of conventional avenues to self-realization. In an era when fledgling and advanced economies alike are struggling to support meaningful forms of employment, this book offers a timely glimpse into how to create spaces of stability, respect, and creativity in the face of diminished opportunities and precarity.-- From publisher's website
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-240) and index
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Introduction
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Waiting for tea
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The writing on the walls : ma(r)king the place of youth
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Snapshots : bringing (invisible) women into view
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Hip-hop, truth, and Islam
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Keeping watch : bodywork, street ethics, and masculinity
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Dress and the time of youth
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Zigzag politics: tea, ballots, and agency
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Conclusion
