{"product_id":"hope-is-cut-daniel-mains-9781439904794","title":"Hope Is Cut: Youth, Unemployment, and the Future in Urban Ethiopia","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do ambitious young men grapple with an unemployment rate in urban Ethiopia hovering around fifty percent? Urban, educated, and unemployed young men have been the primary force behind the recent unrest and revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East. Daniel Mains' detailed and moving ethnographic study, a\"Hope is Cut,\" examines young men's struggles to retain hope for the future in the midst of economic uncertainty and cultural globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a close ethnographic examination of young men's day-to-day livesa\"Hope is Cut\"aexplores the construction of optimism through activities like formal schooling, the consumption of international films, and the use of khat, a mild stimulant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMains also provides a consideration of social theories concerning space, time, and capitalism. Young men here experience unemployment as a problem of timeOCothey often congregate on street corners, joking that the only change in their lives is the sun rising and setting. Mains addresses these factors and the importance of reciprocity and international migration as a means of overcoming the barriers to attaining aspirations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Mains\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439904790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439904794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daniel Mains","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088279908607,"sku":"9781439904794","price":71.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc43bda5-57b1-4dbf-9853-ae9fbbe05931.jpg?v=1769104031","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hope-is-cut-daniel-mains-9781439904794","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}