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Negotiating the Livelihoods of Children and Youth in Africa's Urban Spaces.
Title:
Negotiating the Livelihoods of Children and Youth in Africa's Urban Spaces.
Author:
Bourdillon, Michael.
ISBN:
9782869785427
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (256 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chômage et conditions d'existence des jeunes de la ville de Ouagadougou -- 3. Familles en survie dans un espace défavorisé à Ouagadougou -- 4. Villes et créativité des enfants et des jeunes au Cameroun -- 5. The Representations of Unaccompanied Working Migrant Male Children Negotiating for Livelihoods in a South African Border Town -- 6. Scavenging by Minors at Huruma Garbage Dumpsite: The Children's Story -- 7. Les jeunes commerçants handicapés moteurs dans la négociation de la vie entre Brazzaville et Kinshasa (1970-2009) -- 8. Youths' Poverty and Livelihood Strategies in Fegge, Onitsha Urban Local Government Area, Nigeria -- 9. Hunting and Gathering by Children and Youths in Owerri Urban, Nigeria: Negotiating Dietary Supplements -- 10. Youth Livelihoods and Karaoke Work in Kampala's Nightlife Spaces -- 11. Patronage of Local Cinema Halls among Urban Youths in Ado Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria -- 12. Dynamique urbaine et nouvelles formes de négociation de l'existence sociale : les jeunes et les « grins de thé » dans la ville de Ouagadougou -- 13. The Value of Socialization in Negotiating Livelihoods among the Youth: A Case of Bugembe Youth Group in Uganda -- 14. La « prostitution alimentaire » juvénile à Yaoundé -- 15. The Trajectories of Survival of the Mungiki Youth in Nairobi -- Back cover.
Abstract:
This book deals with problems facing children and youth in African cities today. African populations have high growth rates and, consequently, relatively high proportions of young people.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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