anthro in the news 8/10/15
Politics and dirty water: A recipe for poor health An article in the Mail and Guardian (South Africa) describes the role of politics in the mishandling of water…
Tag: South Africa
#Review: Money From Nothing, Part 2 of 2
This post represents the final part of our special review section on Money From Nothing: Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa. Check out the first installment here. The legacy…
#Review: Money from Nothing, Part 1 of 2
This post marks the first installment of our special review section on Money from Nothing. Deborah James’ Money From Nothing traces the evolution of credit and debt in post-apartheid South…
Unravelling Goliath
The editors of Anthropoliteia welcome Christopher Gaffney with a commentary on the current crisis at FIFA and its implications “Unfair Players” Photo by Christopher Gaffney CC BY-NC-PSA 4….
The Unequal Distribution of Inequality: Lessons from South Africa
By Tijo Salverda As I have already pointed out in an earlier piece in this blog, growing inequality has become a major issue of concern around the world.…
A Fictive Birthday with Real Debts
Photo Credit: Erik Bähre By Erik Bähre This week we publish a guest feature by Erik Bähre, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology,…
