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Preparing the Modern Meal: Urban Capitalism and Working-Class Food in Kenya's Port City - New African Histories Devin Smart
Preparing the Modern Meal: Urban Capitalism and Working-Class Food in Kenya's Port City - New African Histories
Devin Smart
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.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 27, 2025 |
| ISBN13 | 9780821426234 |
| Publishers | Ohio University Press |
| Pages | 252 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 152 × 18 mm · 388 g |