Overview

Crises and displacement have shaped practices and relations of care among Zimbabwean migrants and their families upon their return from South African urban areas. Through ethnographic research primarily in Bulawayo, Economies of Care addresses the intersection of kinship, state functions and migration in sustaining livelihoods amidst Zimbabwe's economic and political instability. It offers an in-depth analysis of how bureaucratic and intimate care structures intertwine, making it an essential resource for scholars of migration, anthropology and African studies.

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Author:   Saana Hansen
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781836955085

ISBN 10:   1836955081
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   01 June 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Maps and Figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Economies of Care and Return Migration in Zimbabwe Chapter 1. Chronology of Care, Control and Crisis in Bulawayo Chapter 2. Crossing Limpopo River: Migration as a Historically Constituted Form of Care Chapter 3. Child Migration and the Care of ‘Posted Back Children’ Chapter 4. Repatriating the Dead and Dying Chapter 5. Power of Papers: Claiming Travel Documents and Birth Registrations Chapter 6. Serving the ‘Child’s Best Interests’: Custody, Maintenance and Repatriation of Children Chapter 7. Working from Their Heart? Community Care, Vulnerability and Affective State Conclusion Appendix: Legislative Documents Glossary References Index

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Saana Hansen is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Helsinki. She is affiliated with the Kone Foundation-funded project Postcolonial Apology and Legacies of Problematic Pasts (2021-2026) and the Academy of Finland-funded project The Politics of Repair (2025-2029).

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