Browsing Research Articles (Anthropology, Archaeology and Development Studies) by Author "Trapido, Joseph"

Browsing Research Articles (Anthropology, Archaeology and Development Studies) by Author "Trapido, Joseph"

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  • The political economy of migration and reputation in Kinshasa 
    Trapido, Joseph (Edinburgh University Press, 2011)
    This essay presents a history of the mikiliste, the high-living bon vivant who travels to Europe and is a central figure in Kinois urban mythology. It looks in particular at the highly theatrical exchanges engaged in by ...