Making a life : young men on Johannesburg's urban margins /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dawson, Hannah J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2025.
Subjects:	Precarious employment > South Africa. Young men > Employment > South Africa. Young men > South Africa > Social conditions. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Half-title
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Making a Life on the Urban Periphery
1. Zandspruit: A Redistributive Economy on the Urban Margins
2. Networks of Distribution: Hustling and Brokering in the Township Economy
3. 'Who You Know Matters': Social Connections and Property Ownership Mediate Distributive Outcomes
4. 'I Want to Live, Not Survive': Refusing Low-Wage Jobs
5. The Aspiration to 'Afford': Momentary Consumption when the Future is Out of Reach
6. 'Fighting for Our Future': Protests, Patronage and the Politics of Belonging
Conclusion: Do-It-Yourself Futures in an Abandoned Zone
Notes
Bibliography
Index