Across the Copperbelt

The first comparative historical analysis - local, national and transnational - of the cross-border Central African copperbelt; a key work in studies of labour, urbanisation and African studies. The Central African Copperbelt, encompassing the mining communities of Katanga (DR Congo) and Zambia, has...

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description The first comparative historical analysis - local, national and transnational - of the cross-border Central African copperbelt; a key work in studies of labour, urbanisation and African studies. The Central African Copperbelt, encompassing the mining communities of Katanga (DR Congo) and Zambia, has been central to the study of modernisation and rapid social and political change in urban Africa. This volume expands upon earlier studies of industrial mining, male-dominated formal labour organisation and political change by examining both sides of the border from pre-colonial history to the present and encompassing a wide range of economic, social and cultural identities and activities. Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, the contributors explore copperbelt communities' sense of identity - expressed in comic strips and football matches, their precarious and inventive ways of living, their involvement in church and education, and the processes and impact of urbanisation and development, environmental degradation and changing gender relations. A major contribution to borderland studies, in showing how the meaning and relevance of the border to the copperbelt's mixed and mobile population has changed constantly over time, the book's engagement with communities at the nexus of social, economic and political change makes it a key study for those working in global urban development. This book is available under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-NC. It is based on research that is part of a project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no: 681657): 'Comparing the Copperbelt: Political Culture and Knowledge Production in Central Africa'.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1317692025-03-21T01:39:18Z Across the Copperbelt Larmer, Miles Guene, Enid Henriet, Benoît Copperbelt Central Africa Urban Change Social Change Borderland Communities Industrial Mining Political Change Economic Identities Social Identities Cultural Identities Historical Analysis Community Dynamics The first comparative historical analysis - local, national and transnational - of the cross-border Central African copperbelt; a key work in studies of labour, urbanisation and African studies. The Central African Copperbelt, encompassing the mining communities of Katanga (DR Congo) and Zambia, has been central to the study of modernisation and rapid social and political change in urban Africa. This volume expands upon earlier studies of industrial mining, male-dominated formal labour organisation and political change by examining both sides of the border from pre-colonial history to the present and encompassing a wide range of economic, social and cultural identities and activities. Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, the contributors explore copperbelt communities' sense of identity - expressed in comic strips and football matches, their precarious and inventive ways of living, their involvement in church and education, and the processes and impact of urbanisation and development, environmental degradation and changing gender relations. A major contribution to borderland studies, in showing how the meaning and relevance of the border to the copperbelt's mixed and mobile population has changed constantly over time, the book's engagement with communities at the nexus of social, economic and political change makes it a key study for those working in global urban development. This book is available under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-NC. It is based on research that is part of a project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no: 681657): 'Comparing the Copperbelt: Political Culture and Knowledge Production in Central Africa'. 2023-12-07T05:00:29Z 2023-12-07T05:00:29Z 2023-12-06T18:03:30Z 2021 book ONIX_20231206_9781800101487_12 OCN: 1252627978 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/85988 9781800101487 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/131769 eng open access image/png image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/85988/1/9781800101487.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/85988/1/9781800101487.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/85988/1/9781800101487.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/85988/1/9781800101487.pdf Boydell & Brewer James Currey 7b5beb75-2e34-4246-8da6-875fc8894f70 9781800101487 James Currey 380 Woodbridge open access
spellingShingle Copperbelt
Central Africa
Urban Change
Social Change
Borderland Communities
Industrial Mining
Political Change
Economic Identities
Social Identities
Cultural Identities
Historical Analysis
Community Dynamics
Across the Copperbelt
title Across the Copperbelt
title_full Across the Copperbelt
title_fullStr Across the Copperbelt
title_full_unstemmed Across the Copperbelt
title_short Across the Copperbelt
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topic Copperbelt
Central Africa
Urban Change
Social Change
Borderland Communities
Industrial Mining
Political Change
Economic Identities
Social Identities
Cultural Identities
Historical Analysis
Community Dynamics
topic_facet Copperbelt
Central Africa
Urban Change
Social Change
Borderland Communities
Industrial Mining
Political Change
Economic Identities
Social Identities
Cultural Identities
Historical Analysis
Community Dynamics
url ONIX_20231206_9781800101487_12