Expectations of Modernity

Expectations of Modernity
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-13 : 9780520217027
ISBN-10 : 0520217020
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Download or read book Expectations of Modernity written by James Ferguson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the 1970s the urban economy has decreased. This volume explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline.


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