Economies of Care

Return Migration from South Africa to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Crises and displacement have shaped practices and relations of care among Zimbabwean migrants and their families upon their return from South African urban areas. Through ethnographic research primarily in Bulawayo,Economies of Care addresses the intersection of kinship, state functions and migration in sustaining livelihoods amidst Zimbabwe's economic and political instability. It offers an in-depth analysis of how bureaucratic and intimate care structures intertwine, making it an essential resource for scholars of migration, anthropology and African studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-06-01
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781836955085

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Ekonomiska system inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Saana Hansen is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Helsinki. She is affiliated with the Kone Foundation–funded project Postcolonial Apology and Legacies of Problematic Pasts (2021–2026) and the Academy of Finland–funded project The Politics of Repair (2025-2029).

Innehållsförteckning

List of Maps and FiguresAcknowledgementsAbbreviations and AcronymsIntroduction: Economies of Care and Return Migration in ZimbabweChapter 1. Chronology of Care, Control and Crisis in BulawayoChapter 2. Crossing Limpopo River: Migration as a Historically Constituted Form of CareChapter 3. Child Migration and the Care of ‘Posted Back Children’Chapter 4. Repatriating the Dead and DyingChapter 5. Power of Papers: Claiming Travel Documents and Birth RegistrationsChapter 6. Serving the ‘Child’s Best Interests’: Custody, Maintenance and Repatriation of ChildrenChapter 7. Working from Their Heart? Community Care, Vulnerability and Affective StateConclusionAppendix: Legislative DocumentsGlossaryReferencesIndex