The act of living : street life, marginality, and development in urban Ethiopia / Marco Di Nunzio.

Author/creator Di Nunzio, Marco, 1984- author.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Copyright Date©2019
Descriptionxiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Marginality, Social--Ethiopia. --Addis Ababa.
Street life--Ethiopia. --Addis Ababa.
Poor--Ethiopia. --Addis Ababa.
Informal sector (Economics)--Ethiopia. --Addis Ababa.
Ethnology--Ethiopia. --Addis Ababa.
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)--Social conditions.
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)--Economic conditions.

Contents Migrants, gentlemen and thugs -- A thug's life -- Donkeys with ashes -- Do not cross the red line -- Keep on hustlin' -- Life is a paradise -- The time of the bumpkins -- Embracing uncertainty.
Abstract "Explores why economic growth does not result in empowerment in Ethiopia, and how marginality is narrated and experienced in a time of promise"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Di Nunzio, Marco, 1984- author. Act of living Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501735134
LCCN 2018050332
ISBN9781501735127 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN1501735128 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN9781501736261 paperback ; alkaline paper
ISBN1501736264 paperback ; alkaline paper
Standard identifier# 40028986344

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HN789 .A93 D56 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold