The Time of Youth : Work, Social Change, and Politics in Africa
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : HONWANA
Most young Africans are living in “waithood,”
a period of suspension between childhood and adulthood. Failed neo-liberal
economic policies, bad governance and political instability have caused
stable jobs to disappear—without jobs that pay living wages, these young
people cannot support families, thus becoming fully participating members
of society. As this limbo becomes pervasive and prolonged, waithood in
Africa becomes seemingly permanent, gradually replacing conventional
adulthood. And with the deepening of the world economic crisis, youth in
Europe, North America and other parts of the world face the same crisis of
joblessness and restricted futures.
In The Time of Youth, Alcinda Honwana examines the lives of young people in Africa, drawing on in-depth interviews in four countries: Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. While the case studies are local to Africa, the book argues that the ”waithood generation” is global, and possesses a tremendous transformative potential, as young people believe the struggle to overcome their predicament requires radical social and political change. From riots and protests in the streets of Maputo, Dakar, Madrid, London, New York and Santiago, to revolutions that overthrow dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, the ”waithood generation” is taking upon itself to redress the wrongs of contemporary society and remake the world.
In The Time of Youth, Alcinda Honwana examines the lives of young people in Africa, drawing on in-depth interviews in four countries: Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. While the case studies are local to Africa, the book argues that the ”waithood generation” is global, and possesses a tremendous transformative potential, as young people believe the struggle to overcome their predicament requires radical social and political change. From riots and protests in the streets of Maputo, Dakar, Madrid, London, New York and Santiago, to revolutions that overthrow dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, the ”waithood generation” is taking upon itself to redress the wrongs of contemporary society and remake the world.
Date de parution : 09-2012
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