Money and Violence : Financial Self-Help Groups in a South African Township

This ethnography reveals how, faced with violence, economic insecurity, and volatile relations, Xhosa migrants in Cape Town, South Africa, establish burial societies and credit groups. It examines the urban poor's day-to-day struggles over money in post-apartheid South Africa.

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Year of publication:	2007 ; 1st ed.
Authors:	Bähre, Erik
Publisher:	Boston : BRILL
Subject:	Südafrika \| South Africa \| Selbsthilfe \| Self help \| Gewalt \| Violence \| Xhosa \| Kapitalbildung \| Unterstützungsverein

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Extent:	1 online resource (203 pages)
Series:	Afrika-Studiecentrum Ser ; v.v. 8 Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; v. 8
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Hochschulschrift
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Figures; Photos; Glossary; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The (post)colonial economy and social relations; 3 The economy of development and social relations; 4 Creating mutuals: Reluctant solidarity; 5 Maintaining mutuals: Hope for islands of trust; 6 Spending money: Consumption, friendship and friction; 7 Conclusion; References; Index
ISBN:	978-90-474-1960-0 ; 978-90-04-15726-2
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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