Download or read book Ethnographies of Uncertainty in Africa written by E. Cooper and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores the productive potential of uncertainty for people living in Africa as well as for scholars of Africa. Eight ethnographic case studies from across the continent examine how uncertainty is used to negotiate insecurity, create and conduct relationships, and act as a source for imagining the future.