Preparing the modern meal: urban capitalism and working-class food in kenya's port city
Auteur :
Smart, Devin
Éditeur :
Ohio University Press
ISBN :
9780821426234
Date de publication :
27 mai 2025
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A case study on how twentieth-century urban capitalism created a new food system for Mombasa’s working class. Through the lens of food, this book explores the conflicts between elite ideas about urban modernity and the actual ways that poor communities made their lives work in an unequal city.