| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 293 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps |
| Contents |
Introduction: greatness in each man -- Tropes of Black masculinity -- The evolution of the wage labor ideal -- Producer, consumer, commodity, surplus -- Imaginaries of negation -- Acculturation as evolution -- Imaginaries of affirmation -- La crise -- Citoyens and citadins -- Political imaginaries -- VIP imaginaries -- The visual terrain of blackness -- Conclusion: with every grace and cuff link -- Postscript: reflections on intersections/infrastructure |
| Summary |
"This book examines constructions of masculinity among men in the informal economy of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It demonstrates how French colonial legacies and global media representations of Blackness anchor identity and value within labor, consumerism, and commodification" -- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
african urban informal economies, african masculinities, colonialism in French West Africa, identities of men in Abidjan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 29, 2022) |
| Subject |
Masculinity -- Economic aspects -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Abidjan
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Black people -- Race identity -- Economic aspects -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Abidjan
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Capitalism -- Social aspects -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Abidjan
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies
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Capitalism -- Social aspects
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Côte d'Ivoire -- Abidjan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021039982 |
| ISBN |
9781501762888 |
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1501762885 |
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9781501762871 |
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1501762877 |
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