Description: Volunteer Economies by Ruth Prince, Hannah Brown, Ann H. Kelly, Birgitte Bruun, BjØrn Hallstein Holte, Christopher James Colvin, Claire L. Wendland, Michael Jennings, Noelle Sullivan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Examines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period of massive unemployment and faltering trajectories of social mobility. Publisher Description Examines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period of massive unemployment and faltering trajectories of social mobility.Across Africa today, as development activities animate novel forms of governance, new social actors are emerging, among them the volunteer. Yet, where work and resources are limited, volunteer practices have repercussions that raise contentious ethical issues. What has been the real impact of volunteers economically, politically and in society? The interdisciplinary experts in this collection examine the practices of volunteers - both international and local - and ideologies of volunteerism. They show the significance of volunteerism to processes of social and economic transformation, and political projects of national development and citizenship, as well as to individual aspirations in African societies.These case studies - from South Africa, Lesotho, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Malawi - examine everyday experiences of volunteerism and trajectories of voluntary work, trace its broaderhistorical, political and economic implications, and situate African experiences of voluntary labour within global exchanges and networks of resources, ideas and political technologies. Offering insights into changing configurations of work, citizenship, development and social mobility, the authors offer new perspectives on the relations between labour, identity and social value in Africa.Ruth Prince is Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology at the University of Oslo; with her co-author Wenzel Geissler, she won the 2010 Amaury Talbot Prize for their book The Land is Dying: Contingency, Creativity and Conflict in Western Kenya. Hannah Brown is a lecturer in Anthropology at Durham University. Details ISBN 1847011403 ISBN-13 9781847011404 Title Volunteer Economies Author Ruth Prince, Hannah Brown, Ann H. Kelly, Birgitte Bruun, BjØrn Hallstein Holte, Christopher James Colvin, Claire L. Wendland, Michael Jennings, Noelle Sullivan Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 280 Publisher James Currey GE_Item_ID:161841388; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781847011404
Book Title: Volunteer Economies
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Volunteer Economies : the Politics and Ethics of Voluntary Labour in Africa
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Developing & Emerging Countries, Economic Conditions, Anthropology / General, Volunteer Work
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.8 in
Author: Ann H. Kelly
Subject Area: Social Science, Business & Economics
Series: African Issues Ser.
Item Width: 5.7 in
Format: Hardcover
