Money and Violence
Author | : Erik Bähre |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004157262 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004157263 |
Rating | : 4/5 (263 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Money and Violence by : Erik Bähre
Download or read book Money and Violence written by Erik Bähre and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.