Disability and distribution: becoming a valuable person in kinshasa
Auteur :
Devlieger, Clara
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009618441
Date de publication :
30 avr. 2026
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Set in the postcolonial city of Kinshasa (DR Congo), this ethnography considers how disabled persons navigate debates about the distribution of resources in a setting with little state organised welfare. Clara Devlieger examines controversial niches deemed as imperfect alternatives, which shape routes towards being considered a 'valuable person'